New methods for the selective reduction of disubstituted malonates to the corresponding hydroxy-ester derivatives
摘要:
The reduction of alkylphenylmalonates and dialkylmalonates with LiAl(O-t-Bu)(3)H proceeds with selective reduction of one of the ester functionalities to provide the hydroxy-ester derivatives in good yields. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.