Tetrahedron

Iron Lewis acid catalyzed reactions of phenyldiazomethane with aromatic aldehydes

SJ Mahmood, AK Saha, MM Hossain

Index: Mahmood, Syed J.; Saha, Anjan K.; Mahmun Hossain Tetrahedron, 1998 , vol. 54, # 3-4 p. 349 - 358

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Abstract

The iron Lewis acid 1 was found to catalyze reactions of phenyldiazomethane and aromatic aldehydes to give cis-epoxides along with the corresponding ketones. The yield of the epoxide increased with electron-withdrawing substituents on the aldehyde, while little or ...