Qiang Rong, Hongbin Deng, Nan Sun, Anqi Che, Xinquan Hu and Liqun Jin
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Abstract
Reported herein is a well-defined bidentate geometry-constrained pyridyl hydrazone manganese complex for an efficient and highly selective ring-opening and alkylation of epoxides with alcohols to deliver β-alkylated secondary alcohols. A broad substrate scope was shown, involving aromatic and aliphatic epoxides with both (hetero)aromatic and aliphatic primary/secondary alcohols. Control and labelling experiments showed that the reaction underwent a reductive ring-opening of epoxide with alcohol and β-alkylation of alcohol via a borrowing hydrogen pathway.
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Organic Chemistry Frontiers is an esteemed journal that publishes high-quality research across the field of organic chemistry. It places a significant emphasis on studies that contribute substantially to the field by introducing new or significantly improved protocols and methodologies. The journal covers a wide array of topics which include, but are not limited to, organic synthesis, the development of synthetic methodologies, catalysis, natural products, functional organic materials, supramolecular and macromolecular chemistry, as well as physical and computational organic chemistry.