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Highly regioselective rearrangement of 2,3-diaryl-oxiranes into 2,2-diarylacetaldehydes catalyzed by ytterbium porphyrin complex, Yb(TPP)OTf
Takanami, Toshikatsu,Nakajima, Shin-ichiro,Nakadai, Shoichi,Hino, Fumio,Suda, Kohji
, p. 365 - 374 (2009)
[5,10,15,20-Tetraphenylporphynato]ytterbium(III) triflate, Yb(TPP)-OTf, is an efficient Lewis acid catalyst for the highly regioselective rearrangement of 2,3-diaryloxiranes into 2,2-diarylacetaldehydes. The catalytic process can be easily performed not only in dichloroethane but also in a more environmentally friendly solvent, benzotrifluoride.