Direct Catalytic Olefination of Alcohols with Sulfones |
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| Authors: | Dr Dipankar Srimani Dr Gregory Leitus Yehoshoa Ben‐David Prof?Dr David Milstein |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot (Israel);2. Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot (Israel) |
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| Abstract: | The synthesis of terminal, as well as internal, olefins was achieved by the one‐step olefination of alcohols with sulfones catalyzed by a ruthenium pincer complex. Furthermore, performing the reaction with dimethyl sulfone under mild hydrogen pressure provides a direct route for the replacement of alcohol hydroxy groups by methyl groups in one step. |
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| Keywords: | homogeneous catalysis olefination pincer complexes ruthenium stilbenes |
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