Tetrahedron Letters

Electron transfer reactions of aliphatic esters to the corresponding aliphatic ketones by lithium, 4, 4′-di-t-butylbiphenyl radical anion

R Karaman, JL Fry

Index: Karaman, Rafik; Fry, James L. Tetrahedron Letters, 1989 , vol. 30, # 37 p. 4935 - 4938

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Abstract

Abstract Sonication of some representative aliphatic esters with lithium in the presence of catalytic amounts of 4, 4′-di-t-butylbiphenyl (DBB) in dry THF under N 2 afforded the corresponding aliphatic ketones in good yields. Monitoring studies by GC/MS and 1 H-NMR