Catalytic, high-speed Tishchenko reaction using (2,7-dimethyl-1,8-biphenylenedioxy)bis(diisopropoxyaluminum) as a powerful bidentate catalyst

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01555-5

Exceedingly high-speed Tishchenko reaction of various aldehydes can be realized by using a powerful, bidentate aluminum catalyst. This catalytic system is also applicable to the highly stereoselective intramolecular Tishchenko reduction of β-hydroxy ketones.