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Synlett 1990; 1990(2): 107-108
DOI: 10.1055/s-1990-21003
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Oxodiperoxymolybdenum(pyridine)-1,3-dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pyrimidinone (MoO5. Py . DMPU): A Safer Alternative to MoOPH for the α-Hydroxylation of Carbonyl Compounds

James C. Anderson* , Stephen C. Smith
  • *Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, London SW7 2AY, England
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08 March 2002 (online)

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Reaction of molybdenum trioxide with hydrogen peroxide followed by 1,3-dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-(1H)-pyrimidinone (DMPU) gave the complex MoO5. DMPU. H2O. Dehydration followed by reaction with one equivalent of pyridine afforded the stable crystalline complex MoO5. Py. DMPU (MoOPD), the structure of which was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction. This complex has been used as an efficient oxidant of enolates to α-hydroxy carbonyl compounds.

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