Chemoselective monobromination of alkanes promoted by unactivated MnO 2

Xuefeng Jiang, Meihua Shen, Yu Tang, Chaozhong Li

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Abstract

Reaction of alkanes with bromine promoted by unactivated MnO 2 gave the corresponding alkylbromides in excellent yield with good chemoselectivity. The MnO 2 could be easily recovered and reused.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)487-489
Number of pages3
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume46
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Jan 2005
Externally publishedYes

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