Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds by Using Polymethylhydrosiloxane: Reactivity and Selectivity. -The reduction of a variety of aldehydes and ketones is reported using the chemically inert and easy to handle polysilyl compound PMHS, which is switched into the active species by catalytic amounts of Bu4
Reduction of carbonyl compounds by using polymethylhydro-siloxane: reactivity and selectivity
β Scribed by Yuichi Kobayashi; Eisuke Takahisa; Miwa Nakano; Kengo Watatani
- Book ID
- 104207460
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 542 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4020
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β¦ Synopsis
Reduction of aldehydes and ketones with PMHS [MqSiO-(SiMe(H)O),-SiMe31 proceeded smoothly in the presence of Bu4NF at -70 "C or 0 "C within 60 min in THF. High stereo-and chemoselectivities as well as functional group tolcrancc of this system are also presented.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Numbers of metal hydrides and organometallic hydrides are able to reduce carbonyl compounds. Every hydrides has its own characteristic feature. However, no report is given in the literature concerning the r-activities of metal hydrides of main group V other than the addition of stibine with CsC and
## Abstract For Abstract see ChemInform Abstract in Full Text.
Aldehydes and ketones, on treatment with a low-valent cerlum reagent, undergo reductive dimerlzatlon to produce the corresponding plnacols in high yield.