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Catalytic decarbonylation of epoxyaldehydes: applications to the preparation of terminal epoxides

B Morandi, EM Carreira

Index: Morandi, Bill; Carreira, Erick M. Synlett, 2009 , # 13 p. 2076 - 2078

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Abstract

The catalytic decarbonylation of aldehydes has become a well-known reaction since its discovery by Tsuji and Ohno. [¹] We previously used this reaction in a new strategy to access chiral building blocks in high optical purity, using the aldehyde as a removable steering group. [²] More recently, Madsen has used the catalytic decarbonylation of unprotected aldoses to generate polyols. [³] Herein we describe a procedure for the decarbonylation of epoxyaldehydes ...