New Journal of Chemistry

An improved two-step synthetic route to primary allylic alcohols from aldehydes

Z Liu, Y Gong, HS Byun, R Bittman

Index: Liu, Zheng; Gong, Yaqiong; Byun, Hoe-Sup; Bittman, Robert New Journal of Chemistry, 2010 , vol. 34, # 3 p. 470 - 475

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Abstract

An improved two-step synthetic route to allylic alcohols from aldehydes has been developed. A modification of the HWE reaction in H2O–2-PrOH (1∶ 1) and a convenient protocol to prepare AlH3 in THF from LiAlH4 and n-BuBr are the key factors in the improvement.