| Literature DB >> 21858308 |
Michal Szostak1, Malcolm Spain, David J Procter.
Abstract
The reduction of unactivated esters using samarium diiodide is reported for the first time. The optimised protocol allows for the reduction of primary, secondary and tertiary alkyl esters in excellent yields and is competitive with reductions mediated by metal hydrides and alkali metals. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21858308 DOI: 10.1039/c1cc14014k
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222