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 (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 525-528 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry