Primary alcohols can be deoxygenated cleanly and in high yield by reduction of derived diphenyl phosphate esters with lithium triethylborohydride in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature. Selective deoxygenation of a primary alcohol in the presence of a secondary alcohol was demonstrated. The two-step process can be performed in one pot, making it both simple and convenient.
Chowdhury, Sarwat, and Standaert, Robert F. Deoxygenation of Unhindered Alcohols via Reductive Dealkylation of Derived Phosphate Esters. United States: N. p., Web. doi:10.1021/acs.joc.6b01699.
Chowdhury, Sarwat, & Standaert, Robert F. Deoxygenation of Unhindered Alcohols via Reductive Dealkylation of Derived Phosphate Esters. United States. doi:10.1021/acs.joc.6b01699.
Chowdhury, Sarwat, and Standaert, Robert F. 2016. "Deoxygenation of Unhindered Alcohols via Reductive Dealkylation of Derived Phosphate Esters". United States. doi:10.1021/acs.joc.6b01699. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1327565.
A novel reductive labilization–metal metathesis method is reported for the synthesis of an ultrastable mesoporous Cr(iii)-MOF.