Synthesis 2005(12): 1923-1925  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-869990
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Synthesis of 3-Nitropropanol Homologues

James K. Addoa, Paul Teesdale-Spittleb, John O. Hoberg*c
a School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
b School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
c Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
Fax: +1(307)7662807; e-Mail: hoberg@uwyo.edu;
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Publication History

Received 20 December 2004
Publication Date:
13 July 2005 (online)

Abstract

Several high yielding routes to oxygenated nitropropanes have been developed that include a palladium catalyzed nitro allylation of allylic carbonates, nitration of brominated compounds and a nitro aldol condensation/hydrogenation sequence.