title: Rhenium-catalyzed deoxydehydration of glycols by sulfite.
abstract: Methyltrioxorhenium and sodium perrhenate catalyze the deoxydehydration of glycols and deoxygenation of epoxides to olefins in moderate yields with sulfite as the reductant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA.
authors.forename: Saidi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vkuturi
authors.forename: Garry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: Irshad
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Kenneth M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Nicholas
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D003681:Dehydration; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D006018:Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012211:Rhenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013447:Sulfites / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D006018:Glycols; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013447:Sulfites; D012211:Rhenium