Mn(0)-mediated chemoselective reduction of aldehydes. Application to the synthesis of α-deuterioalcohols

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 7022-7025

  Jiménez, Tania ^a   Barea, Elisa ^b   Oltra, J Enrique ^a   Cuerva, Juan M ^a   Justicia, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSELECTIVE REDUCTION;

ALDEHYDES; DEUTERIUM; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS;

MANGANESE;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; ALPHA DEUTERIOALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; MANGANESE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; REDUCTION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; MANGANESE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77957906330     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo1015618     Document Type: Article

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