REGIOSELECTIVE REDUCTIONS OF 2,3-EPOXY ACETALS WITH ZINC-CHLOROTRIMETHYLSILANE AND LITHIUM ALUMINIUM HYDRIDE: CONVENIENT SYNTHESIS OF 1,2 AND 1,3-DIONES
A variety of 2,3-epoxy acetals have been found to undergo regioselective reductions with zinc-chlorotrimethylsilane and lithium aluminium hydride to give 2-hydroxy and 3-hydroxy acetals respectively.Their oxidation followed by hydrolysis furnished the corresponding 1,2- and 1,3-diones in good yields.
Vankar, Yashwant D.,Chaudhuri, Narayan C.,Rao, C. Trinadha