ONE-POT OXIDATION AND WITTIG OLEFINATION OF ALCOHOLS USING O-IODOXYBENZOIC ACID AND STABLE WITTIG YLIDE^*

Abstract

Benylic, allylic, and propargylic alcohols, as well as diols, can be oxidized with o-iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX) in the presence of stabilized Wittig ylide[1] to generate α,β-unsaturated ester in one pot. This is useful when the intermediate aldehydes are unstable and difficult to isolate.

^*IICT communication no. 4369.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

One of the authors (AM) is thankful to CSIR, New Delhi, for awarding Research Fellowship.

Notes

^*IICT communication no. 4369.