Tetranitromethane as an efficient reagent for the conversion of epoxides into β-hydroxy nitrates

YA Volkova, OA Ivanova, EM Budynina, EB Averina…

Index: Volkova, Yuliya A.; Ivanova, Olga A.; Budynina, Ekaterina M.; Averina, Elena B.; Kuznetsova, Tamara S.; Zefirov, Nikolai S. Tetrahedron Letters, 2008 , vol. 49, # 24 p. 3935 - 3938

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Abstract

A convenient regioselective method for the preparation of β-hydroxy nitrates based on the ring opening reaction of epoxides by tetranitromethane in the presence of triethylamine is described. A series of substituted β-hydroxy nitrates were obtained in high yields under mild conditions.