The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Olefin synthesis by vanadium (V)-induced oxidative decarboxylation-deoxygenation of 3-hydroxy carboxylic acids

IK Meier, J Schwartz

Index: Meier, Ingrid K.; Schwartz, Jeffrey Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1990 , vol. 55, # 21 p. 5619 - 5624

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Abstract

Oxidative decarboxylation of 3-hydroxy carboxylic acids can be effected with various V (V) complexes. This process likely yields an intermediate 1, 4-metalla diradical.@-Elimination from this intermediate gives olefin and regenerates V (V), likely as V02C1. Thus, although the overall process involves no net change in oxidation state for vanadium, the decarboxylation process is oxidatively induced. Intramolecular trapping of the ...