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A Reinvestigation of the Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley Reduction: A Highly Efficient Variation Using Zirconium Catalysts
Knauer, Birgit,Krohn, Karsten
, p. 677 - 684 (2007/10/02)
A new variation of the Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction based on mechanistic considerations is presented.Under optimized conditions 1-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)ethanol was used as the reducing alcohol (2-4 equiv.), Zr(O-tBu)4 as the catalyst (0.2 equiv.), and toluene or cyclohexane as the solvent.Aldehydes and ketones (if not extremely sterically hindered) were reduced to the corresponding alcohols at room temperature mostly within 2-4 h in essentially quantitative yield. α,β-Unsaturated carbonyl compounds cleanly react in a 1,2-mode to afford the corresponding allylic alcohols. - Key Words: Reductions / Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reaction / Catalysis / Zirconium tetra-tert-butoxide / β-Hydride shift / Kinetics
