Reductive deprotection of allyl, benzyl and sulfonyl substituted alcohols, amines and amides using a naphthalene-catalysed lithiation
Emma Alonso, Diego J. Ramón and Miguel Yus*
*Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias,
Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain, Email: yus
ua.es
E. Alonso, D. J. Ramón, M. Yus, Tetrahedron, 1997, 53, 14355-14368.
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(97)00920-4
Abstract
The reaction of different protected alcohols, amines and amides with lithium and a catalytic amount of naphthalene in THF at low temperature leads to their deprotection under very mild reaction conditions, the process being in many cases chemoselective.
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Key Words
benzyl ethers, toluenesulfonamides, lithium
ID: J72-Y1997-680
