Cesium hydroxide dimer

Synonyms/Trade Names Cesium hydrate, Cesium hydroxide dimer ... 

Synonyms Cesium hydrate Cesium hydroxide dimer Cesium hydroxide, solid Cesium hydroxide, sol n. 

Synthesis of 167 To a mixture of clusiaphenone B 164 (20 mg, 0.055 mmol), chiral phase transfer dimeric catalyst 166 (14.8 mg, 0.014mmol), 4-A MS (500mg, 8-12 mesh, beads activated at 130 C in a vacuum oven), and cesium hydroxide monohydrate (46 mg, 0.27 mmol) was added dichloromethane (2mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes and then cooled to 50 C. A solution of aldehyde 165 (0.057 mmol, in 300 p,L benzene) was added dropwise. The resulting mixture was stirred at... 

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