Rapid and Solvent-Free Synthesis of Homoallyl or Homopropargyl Alcohols Mediated by Zinc Powder
Jin-xian Wang*, Xuefeng Jia, Tuanjie Meng, Li Xin
*Institute of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Northwest Normal
University, 967 An Ning Road (E.), Lanzhou 730070, P. R. China,
Email: wangjx
nwnu.edu.cn
J.-X. Wang, X. Jia, T. Meng, L. Xin, Synthesis, 2005, 2669-2672.
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Abstract
A rapid and efficient procedure for the solvent-free synthesis of homoallylic and homopropargyl alcohols has been achieved by zinc-mediated Barbier-type reaction of carbonyl compounds at room temperature.
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J.-X. Wang, Y. Fu, Y. Hu, K. Wang, Synthesis, 2003, 1506-1510.
Key Words
zinc powder, solvent-free, addition, homoallylic alcohols, homopropargyl alcohols, carbonyl compounds, Barbier reaction
ID: J66-Y2005-1880
