Abstract
Oxidation of ethynylcarbinols (4a—g), prepared easily from ketones, with a hypervalent iodine reagent, phenyliodosyl bis(trifluoroacetate) (PIFA), in chloroform-acetonitrile-water gave the dihydroxyacetonyl compounds (6a—g) in high yields.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 891-894 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1989 |
Keywords
- a-hydroxyketone
- dihydroxyacetone
- ethynylcarbinol
- phenyliodosyl bis(trifluoroacetate)
- terminal alkyne
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Drug Discovery