Role of catechol in the radical reduction of B-alkylcatecholboranes in presence of methanol
作者:Guillaume Povie、Giorgio Villa、Leigh Ford、Davide Pozzi、Carl H. Schiesser、Philippe Renaud
DOI:10.1039/b917004a
日期:——
the previously reported reduction of B-alkylcatecholboranes in the presence of methanol led to the disclosure of a new mechanism involving catechol as a reducing agent. More than just revising the mechanism of this reaction, we disclose here the surprising role of catechol, a chain breaking antioxidant, which becomes a source of hydrogen atoms in an efficient radical chain process.