Abstract
The chemoselective reduction of α,β-unsaturated ketones by use of an economic and readily available Mg catalyst has been developed. Excellent yields for a wide range of ketones have been achieved under mild reaction conditions, short times, and low catalyst loadings (0.2-0.5 mol %).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 8349-8352 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 7 2019 |