Catalytic dehydration of benzylic alcohols to styrenes by rhenium complexes

…, JTBH Jastrzebski, RJM Klein Gebbink

Index: Korstanje, Ties J.; Jastrzebski, Johann T. B. H.; Gebbink, Robertus J. M. Klein ChemSusChem, 2010 , vol. 3, # 6 p. 695 - 697

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Abstract

The catalytic dehydration of (poly) alcohols represents a facile route to (functionalized) olefins. Current dehydration methods use strong acids, such as sulfuric acid or p- toluenesulfonic acid (pTSA),[1] or solid acids, such as zeolites [2] or metal oxides.[3, 4] The major problems with these methods are their low selectivity and low functional group tolerance. Therefore a selective, widely useable dehydration method is highly desirable. ...