Ruthenium-Catalyzed Isomerizations of Allylic and Propargylic Alcohols in Aqueous and Organic Media: Applications in Synthesis.

Recent research work on ruthenium-catalyzed isomerizations of allylic and propargylic alcohols into carbonyl compounds is reviewed. Tandem processes based on these isomerization reactions are also included. 1 Introduction 2 Isomerizations of Allylic Alcohols 2.1 Redox Isomerization 2.2 The 1,3-Rearrangement 2.3 Tandem Processes 3 Isomerizations of Propargylic Alcohols 3.1 Meyer-Schuster and Rupe Rearrangements 3.2 Redox Isomerization 3.3 Tandem Processes 4 Conclusions and Outlook [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]