Phosphorus(V)-catalyzed deoxydichlorination reactions of aldehydes

• DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.07.100
• Publication Date: 2013-08-04T13:15:14Z
• Authors: Jie An; Xiaoping Tang; Joshua Moore; William Lewis; Ross M. Denton
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

AbstractThe conversion of aldehydes into geminal dichlorides proceeds via a phosphorus(V)‐catalysis manifold in which phosphine oxide turnover is induced by using oxalyl chloride as a consumable reagent.