Bis (tributyltin) oxide. A mild, neutral
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Claudio J. Salomon; Ernesto G. Mata; Oreste A. Mascaretti
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Article
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1991
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Elsevier Science
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French
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Bis(tributyltin)oxide acts as a mild, neutral and chemoselective ester cleavage reagent for a variety of carboxylic esters with good to excellent yields. The acyl-oxygen cleavage mechanism of (-)-(1 R) menthyl acetate is discussed.