Reactions of RuCl2(PPh3)3 with carbinols: Formation of ethers, hydrogen-deuterium exchange, and racemization of optically active alcohols

Yoel Sasson, Jochanan Blum*

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Abstract

RuCl2(PPh3)3 catalyses (a) conversion of tertiary and 'positively' substituted secondary carbinols into ethers, (b) H-D exchange in primary and secondary alcohols, and (c) racemization of optically active alcohols; these reactions confirm the intermediacy of ruthenium alkoxides, and β-hydrogen transfer in the formation of ruthenium hydrides from carbinols.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)309-310
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1974

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