Thursday, 26 October 2006
OLCC-McClain (Oakley-Lindsay Center)
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Improved method for the reduction of unsaturated functional groups on solid supports

Neil Brown and Keith R. Buszek. University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

A mild and improved method for reducing multiple bonds on various resins with diimide is described. The simple procedure readily generates diimide from 2-nitrobenzenesulfonohydrazide and triethylamine at room temperature. A number of representative multiple bonds in various steric and electronic environments were examined, including polar double bonds such as carbonyl and azo, for ease and selectivity of reduction. A general trend of reactivity was identified which revealed, inter alia, that terminal olefins, 1,2-disubstituted olefins, electron poor olefins, and terminal alkynes were the most easily reduced functional groups.

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