title: Ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation of allyl alcohols with intermolecular hydrogen transfer: synthesis of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.
abstract: Ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation of multisubstituted allyl alcohols in the presence of benzaldehyde gives enals or enones in good yields. Unlike the commonly reported ruthenium-catalyzed isomerization reaction of allyl alcohols to give saturated ketones, an intermolecular rather than intramolecular hydrogen transfer is involved in this transformation. This reaction offers an efficient, mild, and high-yielding method for the preparation of substituted α,β-unsaturated compounds.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Bei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Mengmeng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yahui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: Xiaomin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Zhaoguo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang