Reductive Coupling of Carbonyl Compounds using Silole and Germole Dianions

Yuxia Liu, David Ballweg, and Robert West*
Organosilicon Research Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Organometallics, 2001, 20 (26), pp 5769–5770
DOI: 10.1021/om0106837
Publication Date (Web): November 3, 2001
Copyright © 2001 American Chemical Society
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 To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:  west@ chem.wisc.edu.

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 Reductive coupling of aryl aldehydes and ketones is induced by silole and germole dianions at −78 °C in THF, and 1,2-diols are obtained as the only or major products.

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  • Published In Issue December 24, 2001
  • Received July 31, 2001

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