Synlett 2001; 2001(4): 0515-0516
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-12326
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InCl3-Zn. A Novel Reduction System for the Deoxygenative Coupling of Carbonyl Compounds to Olefins

Dhiren C. Barman* , Ashim J. Thakur, Dipak Prajapati, Jagir S. Sandhu
  • *Department of Organic Chemistry, Regional Research Laboratory, Jorhat-785 006, Assam, India; Fax + 91 0376 37 00 11; E-mail: drrljt@csir.res.in
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31. Dezember 2001 (online)

A simple and inexpensive procedure for the deoxygenative homo-coupling and cross-coupling of carbonyl compounds with InCl3-Zn system in dry acetonitrile at ambient pressure is achieved. The procedure gives excellent yields of E-olefinic products.