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Liebeskind-Srogl Cross Coupling

Liebeskind-Srogl Cross Coupling

General Characteristics Ketones can be synthesized by the palladium-catalyzed cross coupling between thioesters and boronic acids. The use of copper thiophene-2-carboxylate (CuTC) as an additive is ...

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Classical Aldol Reaction

Classical Aldol Reaction

General Characteristics -In aldol reactions, the enol or the enolate of a ketone attacks an aldehyde or another ketone to generate a β-hydroxyketone (“aldol”). In the most classical procedure, the ...

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Swern Oxidation

Swern Oxidation

General Characteristics -The oxidation of alcohols based on the dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)-oxalyl chloride system is called the Swern oxidation. -DCC (Pfitzner-Moffatt), TFAA (modified Swern), acetic ...

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