METAL-CATALYZED ORGANIC PHOTOREACTIONS. TITANIUM(IV) CHLORIDE-CATALYZED PHOTOREACTIONS OF ALCOHOLS AND FORMIC ESTERS

Tadashi Sato, Hirokazu Kaneko, Toyohiko Takahashi

Chemistry Letters · 1981 · 10 citations · 2 references

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Abstract

Abstract The UV-irradiation of some alcohols in the presence of titanium(lV) chloride gave products with a C–C bond formation between alcohol molecules. The titanium(iv) chloride-catalyzed photoreaction of formic esters in alcohols induced the formylation of alcohol at the α-position.

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