Chemistry Letters · 2005 · 43 citations · 19 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisCatalytic MechanismsCatalytic Reaction EngineeringMicrowave-assisted SynthesisDouble Bond ConfigurationIsomerization ReactionsMicrowave-assisted CatalysisMicrowave-assisted Organic SynthesisRuthenium-catalyzed Coupling
Abstract Ruthenium catalyzed isomerization of alkenol into alkanone through a migration of C–C double bond was performed in water under irradiation of microwaves. When the reaction was performed in deuterium oxide instead of water, the trail of the migration was shown by H–D exchange reaction.
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