Trimethylsilyl chloride-accelerated reduction and pinacol coupling of carbonyl compounds by means of samarium diiodide
作者:Toshio Honda、Miho Katoh
DOI:10.1039/a607774i
日期:——
The combination of samarium diiodide (SmI
2
) and
trimethylsilyl chloride (Me
3
SiCl) in THF–HMPA is found to
accelerate the reduction of sterically hindered and enolisable ketones,
and also to accelerate pinacolisation of the carbonyl compounds depending
on the reaction conditions.