Chemistry Letters

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Oxidation of Cyclic Acetals with tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide. A Facile Synthesis of Glycol Monoesters.

SI Murahashi, Y Oda, T Naota

Index: Murahashi, Shun-Ichi; Oda, Yoshiaki; Naota, Takeshi Chemistry Letters, 1992 , # 11 p. 2237 - 2240

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Abstract

The ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation of cyclic acetals with tert-butyl hydroperoxide under mild conditions gives the corresponding glycol monoesters efficiently. The present oxidation reaction provides a useful method for the synthesis of glycol monoesters from 1-alkenes by combination with palladium-catalyzed acetalization of 1-alkenes.