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Secondary alcohols were deoxygenated using a new version of the Barton-McCo
mbie process involving a catalytic amount of supported tin hydride in the p
resence of trimethoxysilane. The products are then easily separated from th
e catalyst by a simple filtration avoiding pollution by toxic tin by-produc
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