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Bioinspired Metal-Free Formal Decarbonylation of α-Branched Aliphatic Aldehydes at Ambient Temperature
Richter, Sven C.,Oestreich, Martin
supporting information, p. 8508 - 8512 (2019/06/04)
A sequence of a Baeyer–Villiger oxidation and a Lewis acid-promoted reduction of the resulting formate with Et3SiH enabled the metal-free formal decarbonylation of tertiary and secondary aliphatic aldehydes. The new methodology mimics the biosynthetic decarbonylation pathway through oxidative C?C bond cleavage rather than the C(O)?H bond activation known from conventional Tsuji–Wilkinson-type reactions. The substrate scope is complementary to existing transition-metal-catalyzed protocols.