Abstract
Aluminum amalgam in aqueous tetrahydrofuran reduces cycloalkanones to their respective alcohols. The reaction exhibits sensitivity to the ring size and steric environment of the ketone.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 525-528 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1988 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Organic Chemistry
- Drug Discovery
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Selective cycloalkanone reductions using aluminum amalgam. / Hulce, Martin; LaVaute, Timothy.
In: Tetrahedron Letters, Vol. 29, No. 5, 1988, p. 525-528.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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PY - 1988
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JF - Tetrahedron Letters
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