Abstract
In acetonitrile as solvent and in the presence of a simple cobalt halide as catalyst, the reduction by zinc dust of a mixture of aldehydes or ketones and allylic acetates affords the corresponding homoallylic alcohols in good yields.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1909-1915 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Synthesis |
| Issue number | 12 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2003 |
Keywords
- Allylation
- Carbonyl copmounds
- Catalyst
- Cobalt halide
- Homo-allylic alcohols