title: Reduction of carbonyl groups to the corresponding methylenes with Ni-Al alloy in water.
abstract: The reduction of carbonyl compounds 1a-h using Ni-Al alloy in water under reflux proceeded to give the corresponding methylene compounds 2a-h within 2 h in 89.0-99.8% relative yields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tohwa University, 1-1-1 Chikushigaoka, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-8510, Japan. keiko@tohwa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishimoto
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mitoma
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: G K Surya
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Olah
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tashiro