InBr3-catalyzed deoxygenation of carboxylic acids with a hydrosilane: Reductive conversion of aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acids to primary alcohols or diphenylmethanes

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 17, 2011, Pages 3178-3183

  Sakai, Norio ^a   Kawana, Keita ^a   Ikeda, Reiko ^a   Nakaike, Yumi ^a   Konakahara, Takeo ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carboxylic acids; Indium; Reduction; Silanes; Synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957857315     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201100161     Document Type: Article

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