Chemistry Letters

Deoxygenation of 1, 3-diene 1, 4-endoperoxides by tin (II) chloride.

S Kohmoto, S Kasai, M Yamamoto, K Yamada

Index: Kohmoto, Shigeo; Kasai, Satoru; Yamamoto, Makoto; Yamada, Kazutoshi Chemistry Letters, 1988 , # 9 p. 1477 - 1478

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Abstract

The reaction of bicyclic 1, 3-diene 1, 4-endoperoxides with SnCl 2 re-generated the corresponding dienes in 15–70% yield. The efficiency of the deoxygenation depended on the structure of peroxides. The results were compared with those of Fe (II) as well as Pd (O) assisted reactions.