Part 2. Mechanistic aspects of the reduction of S-alkyl-thionocarbonates in the presence of triethylborane and air.
Experiments conducted with deuterated compounds demonstrated that during the reduction of S-alkylxanthates with triethylborane, the hydrogen atom transferred has several competing origins. Hydrogen abstraction from water (or an alcohol) is the most favourable route.
Allais
Florent
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Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, C,N,R,S,, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France. florent.allais@versailles.inra.fr
Boivin
Jean
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Nguyen
Van Tai
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