New preparations of lanthanide alkoxides and their catalytical activity in Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley-Oppenauer reactions

…, J Souppe, J Collin, HB Kagan

Index: Namy, J. L.; Souppe, J.; Collin, J.; Kagan, H. B. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1984 , vol. 49, # 11 p. 2045 - 2049

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Abstract

Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reductions of aldehydes and ketones' and Oppenauer oxidations of alcohols2 have been known for a long time. 3 These reactions are useful tools for the synthesis of vitamins and steroids@ but otherwise have restricted synthetic applications. Extensive studies of the experimental conditions of the reaction have been performed, dealing with the nature of oxidizing and reducing agents'~~~~ or of catalysts. The most ...