title: Indium-catalyzed reductive bromination of carboxylic acids leading to alkyl bromides.
abstract: The combination of 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane (TMDS) and trimethylbromosilane (Me(3)SiBr) with a catalytic amount of indium bromide (InBr(3)) undertook direct bromination of carboxylic acids, which produced the corresponding alkyl bromides in good to excellent yields. The reducing system was tolerant to several functional groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshimitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moriya
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoneda
authors.forename: Keita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawana
authors.forename: Reiko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Konakahara
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakai