title: Reductive one-carbon homologation of aldehydes and ketones.
abstract: [reaction: see text] A rhodium-catalyzed methylenation-hydrogenation cascade process allows the homologation of carbonyl compounds to lead to the corresponding alkanes in high yields.
authors.affiliation: Département de chimie, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Station Downtown, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7. helene.lebel@umontreal.ca
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lebel
authors.forename: Chehla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ladjel
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D006865:Hydrogenation; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D008745:Methylation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D007659:Ketones; D002244:Carbon; D012238:Rhodium