Reduction of carbonyl groups to the corresponding methylenes with Ni-Al alloy in water.
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.
Ishimoto
Keiko
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Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tohwa University, 1-1-1 Chikushigaoka, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-8510, Japan. keiko@tohwa-u.ac.jp
Mitoma
Yoshiharu
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Nagashima
Satoko
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Tashiro
Hideki
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Prakash
G K Surya
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Olah
George A
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Tashiro
Masashi
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