Selective manganese-mediated transformations using the combination: KMnO4/Me3SiCl

  • István E. Markó
  • , Paul R. Richardson
  • , Mark Bailey
  • , Anita R. Maguire
  • , Niall Coughlan

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Abstract

A novel manganese reagent, generated from KMnO4 and Me3SiCl, in the presence of a quaternary ammonium salt, is shown to smoothly dichlorinate alkenes, open epoxides and chemoselectively oxidise sulfides to sulfoxides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2339-2342
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume38
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Mar 1997

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