ChemInform Abstract: Dehydrogenation of Polycyclic Ketones Using Trichloromethyl Cation in Superacid.

✍ Scribed by A. MARTIN; M.-P. JOUANNETAUD; J.-C. JACQUESY

• Book ID: 101847333
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2010
• Weight: 30 KB
• Volume: 28
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0931-7597
• DOI: 10.1002/chin.199706056

✦ Synopsis

The reagent system HF/SbF5/CCl4 generates trichloromethyl cations reacting as a strong hydride acceptor. Thus, application of the system to cyclohexanones (I) and (IV) or steroidal enones (cf. (VII)) results in formation of the corresponding dehydrogenation products.