A new and convenient benzyloxyalkylating agent induced by samarium diiodide
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- No. 4,p. 515-516
- https://doi.org/10.1039/cc9960000515
Abstract
Benzyloxymethyl 2-pyridylsulfone reacts instantaneously and efficiently with aliphatic ketones or aldehydes by simple titration with 2 equiv. of SmI2 to give the corresponding monoprotected vicinal diols in high yields.Keywords
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