• the oxymercuration reaction is an electrophilic addition reaction that transforms an alkene (R2C=CR2) into a neutral alcohol. In oxymercuration, the...
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  • alternative to other hydration reactions such as acid-catalyzed addition and the oxymercuration–reduction process. The reaction was first reported by Herbert...
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    general oxymercuration reactions of alkenes and alkynes using mercuric compounds proceed via organomercury intermediates. A related reaction forming phenols...
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  • oxidation Oxidation Oxidative addition Oxygenation Oxymercuration reaction Pauson–Khand reaction Photodissociation Pseudorotation Protonation Protonolysis...
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  • producing alcohols, including the hydroboration–oxidation reaction, the oxymercuration–reduction reaction, the Mukaiyama hydration, the reduction of ketones...
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  • product. The reaction shown below involves an alkyne oxymercuration reaction to generate the requisite ketone. Research involving the reaction was relatively...
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  • Ostromyslenskii reaction, Ostromisslenskii reaction Overman rearrangement Oxidative decarboxylation Oxo synthesis Oxy-Cope rearrangement Oxymercuration Oxidation...
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    Hg(OAc)2 → (RS)2C=O + HgS + 2 HOAc Mercury(II) acetate is used for oxymercuration reactions. A famous use of Hg(OAc)2 was in the synthesis of idoxuridine....
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    Electrophilic addition (category Reaction mechanisms)
    Hydrogenations: H2 Oxymercuration reactions: mercuric acetate, water Hydroboration-oxidation reactions: diborane the Prins reaction: formaldehyde, water...
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  • (protonated organomercury compounds; formed as intermediates in oxymercuration reactions) diphenylcarbenium, (C6H5)2CH+ (di-substituted methenium) triphenylcarbenium...
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  • Syn and anti addition (category Addition reactions)
    characterize the different reactions of organic chemistry by reflecting the stereochemistry of the products in a reaction. The type of addition that occurs...
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    compounds, are commonly used as catalysts in oxymercuration-demercuration, a type of electrophilic addition reaction that results in hydration of an unsaturated...
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    methods are known, including the Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction. The Wittig reaction involves reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a Wittig reagent (or...
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  • Mukaiyama hydration (category Carbon-heteroatom bond forming reactions)
    solvent, yields of 73 % are obtained. Hydration reaction Oxymercuration-reduction Hydroboration-oxidation reaction Isayama, Shigeru; Mukaiyama, Teruaki (1 June...
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  • Alkenes can also react with thallium(III) salts in a fashion analogous to oxymercuration to yield monoalkyl organothallium compounds. Phenylthallium dihalides...
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  • acid in a 37% yield. In this reaction gold(III) was used as a homogeneous catalyst replacing mercury in oxymercuration. This same study lists a published...
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    be reduced to a hydroxymethyl group using lithium aluminum hydride. Oxymercuration with mercury(II) acetate, followed by treatment with potassium hydroxide/...
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    addition reactions of alkenes, such as hydroboration, oxymercuration, bromination, the Wacker process, and the Wilkinson's catalyst reaction. In 2011...
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    construct diastereoselective cyclobutene and a regiocontrolled oxymercuration reaction was proposed. This route achieved in synthesizing highly pure (+)-lineatin...
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    alkene reduction and hydration is shown: The hydroboration-oxidation and oxymercuration-reduction of alkenes are more reliable in organic synthesis. Alkenes...
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  • K.; Fujita, K.; Itoh, O. (1964). "Relations between Denigés Reaction and Oxymercuration". Bulletin of the Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University...
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    Marjorie C. (1970-07-01). "Stereochemistry of addition reactions of allenes. II. Oxymercuration of 1,3-dimethylallene and solvolysis of the derived adducts"...
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