Hypophosphorous acid-iodine: a novel reducing system. Part 2: Reduction ofbenzhydrols to diarylmethylene derivatives

Authors
Gordon, PE Fry, AJ
Citation
Pe. Gordon et Aj. Fry, Hypophosphorous acid-iodine: a novel reducing system. Part 2: Reduction ofbenzhydrols to diarylmethylene derivatives, TETRAHEDR L, 42(5), 2001, pp. 831-833
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry & Analysis","Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
ISSN journal
00404039 → ACNP
Volume
42
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
831 - 833
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(20010129)42:5<831:HAANRS>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A mixture of hypophosphorous acid (H3PO2) and iodine in acetic acid reduces a variety of substituted benzhydrols to the corresponding methylene deriva tives in very high yields. The active reducing agent is hydrogen iodide gen erated by reaction between iodine and hypophosphorous acid. (C) 2001 Elsevi er Science Ltd. All rights reserved.