An unusual dimerization of primary unsaturated alcohols catalyzed by RuHCl(CO)(PPh3)3.
When primary unsaturated alcohols were treated with a catalytic amount of RuHCl(CO)(PPh3)3 in benzene under reflux, dimerization reactions took place to give alpha-hydroxymethyl ketones as major product.
Doi
Takashi
T
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
Fukuyama
Takahide
T
Minamino
Satoshi
S
Husson
Guillaume
G
Ryu
Ilhyong
I