title: Indium metal as a reducing agent. Selective reduction of the carbon-carbon double bond in highly activated conjugated alkenes.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Indium metal in aqueous ethanolic ammonium chloride reduces the C=C bond in highly activated conjugated alkenes such as alpha,alpha-dicyano olefins, beta-arylenones, and enone esters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Calcutta 700 032, India. ocbcr@mahendra.iacs.res.in
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Ranu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Guchhait