Organotin Hydride-Catalyzed Conjugate Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones
David S. Hays, Matthias Scholl, Gregory C.Fu*
*Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA, Email: gcfmit.edu
D. S. Hays, M. Scholl, G. C.Fu, J. Org. Chem., 1996, 61, 6751-6752.
DOI: 10.1021/jo960846e
Abstract
An organotin hydride-catalyzed, silicon hydride-mediated method for effecting the conjugate reduction of α,β-unsaturated ketones was developed.
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proposed mechanism
Key Words
1,4-Reduction, Tributyltin hydride, Phenylsilane
ID: J42-Y1996-290