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Trimerization of aliphatic aldehydes to 1, 3-diol monoesters catalyzed by Cp∗ 2 Sm (thf) 2

A Miyano, D Tashiro, Y Kawasaki, S Sakaguchi, Y Ishii

Index: Miyano, Akira; Tashiro, Daisuke; Kawasaki, Yumi; Sakaguchi, Satoshi; Ishii, Yasutaka Tetrahedron Letters, 1998 , vol. 39, # 38 p. 6901 - 6902

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Abstract

Aliphatic aldehydes underwent trimerization in the presence of a catalytic amount of Cp∗ 2Sm (thf) 2 under ambient conditions to form 1, 3-diol monoesters in good yields. For example, the reaction of acetoaldehyde catalyzed by Cp∗ 2Sm (thf) 2 gave 4-acetoxy-2- ...