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An efficient oxidative lactonization of 1, 4-diols catalyzed by Cp* Ru (PN) complexes

M Ito, A Osaku, A Shiibashi, T Ikariya

Index: Ito, Masato; Osaku, Akihide; Shiibashi, Akira; Ikariya, Takao Organic Letters, 2007 , vol. 9, # 9 p. 1821 - 1824

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Abstract

An efficient oxidative lactonization of 1, 4-diols in acetone is accomplished by the well- defined ruthenium catalyst, whose bifunctional nature underlies the high efficiency as well as unique chemo-and regioselectivity of the reaction which provides a rapid access to γ- butyrolactones including flavor lactones hinokinin, and muricatacin.