title: Direct catalytic olefination of alcohols with sulfones.
abstract: The synthesis of terminal, as well as internal, olefins was achieved by the one-step olefination of alcohols with sulfones catalyzed by a ruthenium pincer complex. Furthermore, performing the reaction with dimethyl sulfone under mild hydrogen pressure provides a direct route for the replacement of alcohol hydroxy groups by methyl groups in one step.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot (Israel).
authors.forename: Dipankar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Srimani
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leitus
authors.forename: Yehoshoa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ben-David
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Milstein
keywords: homogeneous catalysis; olefination; pincer complexes; ruthenium; stilbenes