Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.49, No.11, 4744-4746, 2010
Rhenium-Catalyzed Deoxydehydration of Glycols by Sulfite
Methyltrioxorhenium and sodium perrhenate catalyze the deoxydehydration of glycols and deoxygenation of epoxides to olefins in moderate yields with sulfite as the reductant.