Dehydroxylation of benzylic alcohols through the corresponding lithium salts

ORGN 126

George W. Kabalka, kabalka@utk.edu, Yao Min-Liang, yao@ion.chem.utk.edu, and Travis Quick, Quick@ion.chem.utk.edu. Departments of Chemistry and Radiology, The University of Tennessee, Buehler Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-1600
Dehydroxylation of benzylic alcohols through the corresponding lithium salts

A novel dehydroxylation of benzylic alcohols under weak Lewis acid conditions will be described. Acid-sensitive groups and halides are tolerated under these mild reaction conditions.

 

Process R&D, Physical Organic Chemistry, Heterocycles, Aromatics, Metal-Mediated Reactions
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Sunday, March 25, 2007 Hyatt Regency Chicago -- Riverside Center, Poster

Division of Organic Chemistry

The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007