Selective isomerization of aryl substituted epoxides to aldehydes via iron Lewis acid catalysis

Autor: Picione, John, Mahmood, Syed J., Gill, Andy, Hilliard, Marion, Hossain, M.Mahmun
Zdroj: Tetrahedron Letters; April 1998, Vol. 39 Issue: 18 p2681-2684, 4p
Abstrakt: The iron Lewis acid [(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)2(THF)]+BF4−(2) catalyzes the ring opening isomerization of aryl substituted epoxides (1) to aldehydes (3) in excellent yield.
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