Direct oxidation of allylic methylene to carbonyl

Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications Pub Date: DOI: 10.1039/C29690001220

Abstract

Triterpene 12-enes with various substituents in ring A, taraxeryl acetate, and cholesteryl acetate are oxidised, essentially quantitatively, to the corresponding αβ-unsaturated ketones by irradiated solutions of N-bromosuccinimide in moist solvents.

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