Regioselective Ring Opening of Oxiranes to Halohydrins with Tetrabutylammonium Halide in Water in the Presence of β-Cyclodextrin

Title: Regioselective Ring Opening of Oxiranes to Halohydrins with Tetrabutylammonium Halide in Water in the Presence of β-Cyclodextrin

Volume: 2 Issue: 7

Author(s): K. Surendra, N. S. Krishnaveni, V. P. Kumar, Y. V.D. Nageswar and K. R. Rao

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Keywords: oxiranes, halohydrins, tetrabutylammonium halides, cyclodextrin, water

Abstract: A novel reagent tetrabutylammonium halide has been utilized for the highly regioselective ring opening of oxiranes to halohydrins at room temperature in good yields involving β-cyclodextrin in aqueous medium.

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Surendra K., Krishnaveni S. N., Kumar P. V., Nageswar V.D. Y. and Rao R. K., Regioselective Ring Opening of Oxiranes to Halohydrins with Tetrabutylammonium Halide in Water in the Presence of β-Cyclodextrin, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2005; 2 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017805774296821