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Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ruthenium: an efficient catalyst for the redox isomerization of functionalized allylic alcohols into carbonyl compounds

A Bouziane, B Carboni, C Bruneau, F Carreaux…

Index: Bouziane, Asmae; Carboni, Bertrand; Bruneau, Christian; Carreaux, Francois; Renaud, Jean-Luc Tetrahedron, 2008 , vol. 64, # 51 p. 11745 - 11750

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Abstract

The catalytic activity of the ruthenium (II) complex [RuCp∗(CH3CN) 3][PF6] 1 in the transposition of allylic alcohols into carbonyl compounds, in acetonitrile, is reported. This catalyst has proven to be able to catalyze the transformation of poorly reactive and/or functionalized substrates under smooth conditions.