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New Synthesis of α′‐Hydroxydienones |
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| Authors: | Rama Rao Tata Carissa S. Hampton Erich F. Altenhofer Michael Topinka Weijiang Ying Xuefeng Gao Prof. Dr. Michael Harmata |
| Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri‐Columbia, 601 S. College Ave., Columbia, MO 65211 (USA) |
| Abstract: | Herein, attempted oxidation of selected allenols with PCC affording α′‐hydroxydienones rather than simple oxidation products is described. The formation of the products observed is rationalized via a series of sigmatropic shifts, followed by hydrolysis. |
| Keywords: | allenes hydroxyketones oxidation rearrangement sigmatropic rearrangement sulfones |