TRIMETHYLSILYL CHLORIDE-ACCELERATED REDUCTION AND PINACOL COUPLING OFCARBONYL-COMPOUNDS BY MEANS OF SAMARIUM DIIODIDE

Authors
HONDA T KATOH M
Citation
T. Honda et M. Katoh, TRIMETHYLSILYL CHLORIDE-ACCELERATED REDUCTION AND PINACOL COUPLING OFCARBONYL-COMPOUNDS BY MEANS OF SAMARIUM DIIODIDE, Chemical communications, (4), 1997, pp. 369-370
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Chemical communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
13597345
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
369 - 370
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(1997):4<369:TCRAPC>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The combination of samarium diiodide (SmI2) and trimethylsilyl chlorid e (Me(3)SiCl) in THF-HMPA is found to accelerate the reduction of ster ically hindered and enolisable ketones, and also to accelerate pinacol isation of the carbonyl compounds depending on the reaction conditions .