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Hindered organoboron groups in organic chemistry. 24. The condensation of aliphatic aldehydes with dimesitylboron stabilised carbanions to give ketones.

A Pelter, K Smith, SMA Elgendy, M Rowlands

Index: Pelter, Andrew; Smith, Keith; Elgendy, Said M. A.; Rowlands, Martin Tetrahedron, 1993 , vol. 49, # 32 p. 7104 - 7118

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Abstract

The condensation of boron stabilised carbanions, Mes2BCHLiR1,(R1≠ H) with aliphatic aldehydes, R2CHO, followed by treatment with trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA) or N- chlorosuccinimide (NCS) is an unique, broadly applicable redox process that yields ...