Highly efficient Meinwald rearrangement reactions of epoxides catalyzed by copper tetrafluoroborate

Mathew W. C. Robinson; Kathryn S. Pillinger; Andrew E. Graham

doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2006.06.055

Highly efficient Meinwald rearrangement reactions of epoxides catalyzed by copper tetrafluoroborate

Mathew W. C. Robinson, Kathryn S. Pillinger, Andrew E. Graham^*

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Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science

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Abstract

Epoxides undergo a highly efficient and selective rearrangement in the presence of catalytic quantities of copper tetrafluoroborate to give carbonyl compounds in excellent yields. The low toxicity and ease of handling of this reagent make it an attractive alternative to the more corrosive Lewis acids frequently employed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5919-5921
Number of pages	3
Journal	Tetrahedron Letters
Volume	47
Issue number	33
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2006.06.055
Publication status	Published - 14 Aug 2006

Keywords

Copper tetrafluoroborate
Lewis acid catalyst
Meinwald rearrangement

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Solid Lewis and Brønsted Acids and Their Application as Environmentally Benign Catalysts
Robinson, M., 2008
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Highly efficient Meinwald rearrangement reactions of epoxides catalyzed by copper tetrafluoroborate

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Solid Lewis and Brønsted Acids and Their Application as Environmentally Benign Catalysts

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