Reactions of relevance to the chemistry of aminoglycoside antibiotics. Part 11. Preparation of olefins from vicinal diols

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Abstract
Vicinal diols are converted in high yield into olefins by reaction of the derived bisdithiocarbonates with tri-n-butylstannane in toluene or benzene. The stereochemistry of reaction is consistent with a stepwise radical fragmentation.