title: A new reaction: lead(IV) acetate-mediated oxidative fragmentation of homoallylic alcohols.
abstract: Treatment of a homoallylic alcohol with lead(IV) acetate in refluxing benzene for 2 hours results in an oxidative cleavage to give a carbonyl compound and an allylic acetate with high yield.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Casilla 306, Correo-22, Santiago, Chile. mpreite@puc.cl
authors.forename: Marcelo D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Preite
authors.forename: Mauricio A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cuellar