title: Rapid defunctionalization of carbonyl group to methylene with polymethylhydrosiloxane-B(C(6)F(5))(3).
abstract: The polymethylhydrosiloxane-B(C(6)F(5))(3) combination is found to be a versatile carbonyl defunctionalization system under mild and rapid conditions. For the first time, B(C(6)F(5))(3) has been used as a nonconventional Lewis acid catalyst to activate PMHS. Aromatic and aliphatic carbonyl compounds were effectively reduced to give the corresponding alkanes in high yields.
authors.affiliation: Organic Chemistry Division-I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 007, India. srivaric@iict.ap.nic.in
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandrasekhar
authors.forename: Ch Raji
authors.initials: ChR
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: B Nagendra
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Babu