Abstract
This review focuses on the application of glycol cleavage reactions in the synthesis
and derivatization of complex natural products. Reagent classics as well as recent
developments are discussed.
1 Introduction
2 Mechanistic Aspects
3 Reagents and Examples
3.1 Periodate and Hypervalent Iodine
3.1.1 Periodic Acid and Periodates
3.1.2 Periodate on Wet Silica Gel
3.1.3 Phenyliodine Diacetate
3.1.4 Other Iodine Reagents
3.2 Lead Tetraacetate
3.3 Chromium Reagents
3.3.1 Pyridinium Chlorochromate
3.3.2 Other Chromium Reagents
3.4 Ruthenium Reagents
3.4.1 Tetra-n-propylammonium Perruthenate
3.4.2 Other Ruthenium Reagents
3.5 Manganese Reagents
3.5.1 Manganese(III) Acetate
3.5.2 Manganese Dioxide
3.5.3 Other Manganese Reagents
3.6 Miscellaneous
4 Conclusion
Key words
oxidation - diols - glycol cleavage - natural products - total synthesis