Ruthenium-catalysed reductive cleavage of allylic esters with formic acid and triethylamine. Application to short-step synthesis of α-hydroxy acids

Y Maruyama, T Sezaki, M Tekawa, T Sakamoto…

Index: Maruyama, Yooichiroh; Sezaki, Takao; Tekawa, Masafumi; Sakamoto, Toshiaki; Shimizu, Isao; Yamamoto, Akio Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1994 , vol. 473, # 1-2 p. 257 - 264

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Abstract

Abstract Ruthenium-catalysed reductive cleavage reactions of allylic carboxylates and carbonates with formic acid and triethylamine to give olefins were explored. As an application of the ruthenium-catalysed processes, a new synthetic route to α-hydroxy acids has been discovered. The reductive cleavage of allylic esters is considered to proceed through π-allylruthenium intermediates.