Li, Jiaqiang published the artcileEthers as hydrogen sources in BF3¡¤OEt2 promoted reduction of diphenylmethyl alcohols, ethers and esters to hydrocarbons, Quality Control of 457-68-1, the publication is RSC Advances (2015), 5(104), 85291-85295, database is CAplus.
A novel ether/BF3 reductive system has been described, in which diphenylmethanols and their ether and ester derivatives are used as starting materials. Reductions are performed in ether under reflux and an argon atm., and the addition of extra water is beneficial to this reduction A series of alkanes are able to be prepared with good to excellent yields. A deuterated experiment exhibits that the reductive hydrogen is generated from ether. The mechanism is discussed in detail to explain the observed reactivity.
RSC Advances published new progress about 457-68-1. 457-68-1 belongs to catalysis-chemistry, auxiliary class Fluoride,Benzene, name is Bis(4-fluorophenyl)methane, and the molecular formula is C13H10F2, Quality Control of 457-68-1.
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