- Improved procedure for the oxidative cleavage of olefins by OsO4-NaIO4.
Improved procedure for the oxidative cleavage of olefins by OsO4-NaIO4.
Organic letters (2004-09-10)
Wensheng Yu, Yan Mei, Ying Kang, Zhengmao Hua, Zhendong Jin
PMID15355016
ABSTRACT
[reaction: see text] Oxidative cleavage of olefins by OsO(4)-NaIO(4) sometimes suffers from low yields due to the formation of side products. It is found that the addition of 2,6-lutidine can suppress the side reactions and dramatically improve the yield of this classic reaction.
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