TRANSFORMATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN THE PRESENCE OF METAL COMPLEXES I. TRANSFORMATION OF UNSATURATED ALCOHOLS WITH METAL COMPLEX CATALYSTS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(85)80446-0

The transformations of unsaturated alcohols (2-hexen-3-ol, 1-penten-4-ol, 1-penten-4-ol and 2-methylenecyclohexanol) were studied under identical experimental conditions in the presence of various Rh and Ru complexes (RhCl(PPh3)3, RhH(PPh3)4, RhCl3*3H2O, RhCl3*3H2O + PPh3, Rh(COD)Cl2, Rh(COD)Cl2 + PPh3, RhCl2(PPh3)3 and RuH2(PPh3)4).Several aspects of both the unsaturated alcohol and the complex exertconsiderable effects on the extent of the main reactions; isomerization to ketone and double-bond migration.