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Organo cerium reagents in organic chemistry: General method of synthesis of alkyl substituted 1,3-diols by RLi-CeCl3 addition to β-hydroxyketones
Bartoli, Giuseppe,Bosco, Marcella,Van Beek, Jacco,Sambri, Letizia,Marcantoni, Enrico
, p. 2293 - 2296 (2007/10/03)
Organocerium compounds (RLi-CeCl3) are able to transfer an alkyl group to the carbonylic function of a β-hydroxyketone giving alkyl substituted 1,3-diols in excellent yields. The use of these not sophisticated reagents is essential to depress u