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Pinacol as a New Green Reducing Agent: Molybdenum‐ Catalyzed Chemoselective Reduction of Sulfoxides and Nitroaromatics
Author(s) -
García Nuria,
GarcíaGarcía Patricia,
FernándezRodríguez Manuel A.,
Rubio Rubén,
Pedrosa María R.,
Arnáiz Francisco J.,
Sanz Roberto
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.201100877
Subject(s) - chemistry , catalysis , reducing agent , pinacol , acetone , chemoselectivity , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , molybdenum
Pinacol is disclosed as a new chemoselective and environmentally benign reducing agent for sulfoxides and nitroaromatics assisted by readily available dichlorodioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes as catalysts. A wide range of substrates including those bearing challenging functional groups has been efficiently and selectively reduced with acetone and water being the only by‐products of these reactions.