The Rapid Reduction of α,α-Diaryl Alcohols To The Corresponding Alkanes Using lodotrimethylsilane
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Synthetic Communications
- Vol. 26 (1) , 101-111
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00397919608003868
Abstract
The utility of iodotrimethylsilane has been extended to include the rapid and highly selective reduction of α,α-diaryl alcohols. The reduction of a series of α-hydroxyfuroic acids in near quantitative yield has been demonstrated and the mechanism discussed.Keywords
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