a Organic Chemistry Division-I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India b Center for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India
Abstract:
The partial deuteration of alkynes proceeds via a flow chemistry approach under Lindlar’s heterogeneous catalysis to provide cis-dideuterated olefins in good yields. Further, dideuterated olefin has been successfully utilized for Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation followed by Mitsunobu reaction for the synthesis of deuterated taxol side chain.