Studies on selective preparation of aromatic compounds. 15. The Lewis acid catalyzed transalkylation of some tert-butyldiphenylmethanes and -ethanes in aromatic solvents
Abstract Raney Ni‐Al alloy in a dilute alkaline aqueous solution has been shown to be a powerful reducing agent, which is highly effective in the reduction of benzophenones to the corresponding hydrocarbon derivatives, in the absence of any organic solvents.