title: Iron-catalyzed reductive magnesiation of oxetanes to generate (3-oxidopropyl)magnesium reagents.
abstract: In the presence of FeCl(n)-(bisphosphine) or FeCl(n)-(2-iminomethylpyridine) (n = 2 or 3), 2-substituted oxetanes reacted with Grignard reagents undergoing reductive magnesiation at the 2-position to afford substituted 3-oxidopropylmagnesium compounds, which are useful nucleophiles in reactions with a variety of electrophiles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Kanagawa University , 3-27-1 Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan.
authors.forename: Yu-ki
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: Shiori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heigozono
authors.forename: Sentaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okamoto