Efficient Iron-Catalyzed Direct β-Alkylation of Secondary Alcohols with Primary Alcohols
作者:Jian Yang、Xin Liu、Da-Li Meng、Hong-Yan Chen、Zhi-Hui Zong、Ting-Ting Feng、Kai Sun
DOI:10.1002/adsc.201000907
日期:2012.2
β-alkylation of secondary alcohols with primaryalcohols is described. In the presence of the commerciallyavailable iron catalyst (ferrocenecarboxaldehyde, 1b) and a catalytic amount of base, the reactions give β-alkylated higher alcohols in high yields in the absence of any sacrificial agents (hydrogen acceptors or hydrogen donors) and nitrogen or phosphorus ligands. For the firsttime, iron is employed