Study on the reactivity of diarylmethane derivatives in supercritical alcohols media: reduction of diarylmethanols and diaryl ketones to diarylmethanes using supercritical 2-propanol.
We found that diarylmethanols and diaryl ketones were smoothly reduced to the corresponding diarylalkanes using supercritical 2-propanol in good yields. Furthermore, we determined the specific reaction of fluorene using supercritical methanol at high temperature.
Hatano
Bunpei
B
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University, Jonan, Yonezawa 992-8510, Japan. hatano@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp
Kubo
Daisuke
D
Tagaya
Hideyuki
H
D019840:2-Propanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D000432:Methanol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011312:Pressure; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013696:Temperature
D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D007659:Ketones; D019840:2-Propanol; D000432:Methanol