New osmium-based reagent for the dihydroxylation of alkenes

TJ Donohoe, RM Harris, S Butterworth…

Index: Donohoe, Timothy J.; Harris, Robert M.; Butterworth, Sam; Burrows, Jeremy N.; Cowley, Andrew; Parker, Jeremy S. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2006 , vol. 71, # 12 p. 4481 - 4489

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Abstract

The cis dihydroxylation of alkenes is most efficiently accomplished by reaction with osmium tetroxide. Recently, the expense and toxicity of osmium tetroxide have led to a number of attempts to harness alternative osmium-based reagents, including microencapsulation and solid support techniques. We describe here the development of a new nonvolatile, stable, and recoverable osmium-based reagent devised for the stoichiometric cis dihydroxylation ...