Chemical Communications

The non-metathetic role of Grubbs' carbene complexes: from hydrogen-free reduction of α, β-unsaturated alkenes to solid-supported sequential cross-metathesis/ …

AA Poeylaut-Palena, SA Testero…

Index: Poeylaut-Palena, Andres A.; Testero, Sebastian A.; Mata, Ernesto G. Chemical Communications, 2011 , vol. 47, # 5 p. 1565 - 1567

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Abstract

An efficient and high-yielding “hydrogen-free” reduction of α, β-unsaturated alkenes was carried out employing Grubbs' catalyst in a non-metathetic role and Et3SiH. Conditions were optimized under microwave irradiation. Application to the solid-phase organic synthesis allows a facile construction of sp3–sp3carbon bonds through a sequential cross metathesis/olefin reduction.