A highly dl-stereoselective pinacolization of aromatic aldehydes mediated by TiCl4–Zn

1 January 2000

journal article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications

No. 2,p. 139-140
https://doi.org/10.1039/a909032k

Abstract

Reduction of TiCl₄(THF)₄ with Zn in CH₂Cl₂ gave a green solution, which was found to promote the reductive coupling of aromatic aldehydes to yield 1,2-diols with high threo selectivity.

Keywords

PINACOLIZATION
STEREOSELECTIVE
AROMATIC ALDEHYDES
DIOLS
CH2CL2
GAVE
THREO

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