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Stevens Rearrangement
Mechanism of the Stevens Rearrangement
Original publication
J. Chem. Soc.. 1928, , 3193.
Review
Sample reactions
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NaH
THF
50 - 55 °C, 2 d, 67%
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KOt-Bu
THF
RT, 12 h, 75%
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Cu(acac)2
PhMe
Reflux, 2.5 h, 82%
"The product is a 95:5 mixture of diastereomers at C-5 (major shown). 88:12 e.r."