Reduction of 1,1-diaryl-substituted ethenes with sodium metal in dimethylformamide: A novel synthesis of α-hydroxybutanamides
摘要:
An unusual reactivity was observed in the reduction of 1,1-diphenylethene and 1-phenyl-1-(2-pyridyl)ethene with Na metal in DMF; the reaction afforded the corresponding N,N-dimethyl-4,4-diaryl-2-hydroxybutanamides in high yields.