InCl3-Zn. A novel reduction system for the deoxygenative coupling of carbonyl compounds to olefins

Authors
Barman, DC Thakur, AJ Prajapati, D Sandhu, JS
Citation
Dc. Barman et al., InCl3-Zn. A novel reduction system for the deoxygenative coupling of carbonyl compounds to olefins, SYNLETT, (4), 2001, pp. 515-516
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
SYNLETT
ISSN journal
09365214 → ACNP
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
515 - 516
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-5214(200104):4<515:IANRSF>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A simple and inexpensive procedure for the deoxygenative home-coupling and cross-coupling of carbonyl compounds with InCl3-Zn system in dry acetonitri le at ambient pressure is achieved. The procedure gives excellent yields of E-olefinic products.