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Tetrahedron

Volume 53, Issue 8, 24 February 1997, Pages 2973-2978
Tetrahedron

An unusual reaction of cyclic enol ethers with titanium(III) tetrahydroborate

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Abstract

Titanium(III) Tetrahydroborate formed in situ from titanium tetrachloride and benzyltriethylammonium tetrahydroborate (1:4) readily reacts with cyclic enol ethers in dichloromethane at −20°C to give the corresponding acyclic diols in high yields after simple aqueous work-up.

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