Alcohol synthesis based on the SN2 reactions of alkyl halides with the squarate dianion

This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Kazuto Sato, Tomoyuki Fujita, Takashi Takeuchi, Takahiro Suzuki, Kazutada Ikeuchi, Keiji Tanino We developed a convenient method for transforming alkyl halides into the corresponding alcohols through an SN2 reaction using the squarate anion, prepared from squaric acid and a base, followed by a one-pot hydrolysis of the resulting squaric esters. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
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