title: Hydrogen iodide-promoted reduction of beta-chlorovinamidinium salts
abstract: HI cleanly reduced chlorovinamidinium salts to the vinamidinium salt in essentially quantitative assay yield and 55-85% isolated yield following recrystallization. The reaction proceeds via protonation of the beta-carbon atom of the vinamidinium and dechlorination via the formation of I-Cl.
authors.affiliation: Department of Process Research, Merck & Co., Inc., P.O. Box 2000, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, USA.
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Reider