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Catalytic oxidations of enolizable ketones using 2-alkylidene-4-oxothiazolidine vinyl bromide

M Baranac-Stojanović, R Marković, M Stojanović

Index: Baranac-Stojanovic, Marija; Markovic, Rade; Stojanovic, Milovan Tetrahedron, 2011 , vol. 67, # 41 p. 8000 - 8008

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Abstract

Direct oxidation of enolizable ketones to α-hydroxy derivatives, vicinal dicarbonyls or tricarbonyl compounds has been achieved by a catalytic amount of 2-alkylidene-4- oxothiazolidine vinyl bromide in DMSO as a solvent. The yields range from moderate to good.