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A FACILE CLEAVAGE OF BENZYLIDENE ACETALS WITH DIISOBUTYLALUMINUM HYDRIDE
Takano, Seiichi,Akiyama, Masashi,Sato, Seiji,Ogasawara, Kunio
, p. 1593 - 1596 (1983)
Benzylidene acetals of 1,2- and 1,3-glycols are easily cleft by diisobutylaluminum hydride in a toluene solution at 0 deg C - room temperature to give the corresponding monobenzyl ethers of the glycols.In general the reaction proceeds excellently in regioselective manner depending on the stereochemical environment.