Utility of neodymium diiodide as a reductant in ketone coupling reactions.
[reaction: see text] The viability of NdI(2) as a one-electron reducing agent in organic synthesis has been examined by studying coupling reactions between alkyl chlorides and ketones and aldehydes.
Evans
William J
WJ
Department of Chemistry, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA. wevans@uci.edu
Workman
Penny S
PS
Allen
Nathan T
NT