ABSTRACT Microwave irradiation has been employed in McFadyen–Stevens reaction to convert p-toluenesulfonyl hydrazides 1 to the aldehydes 2. Also, microwave has been applied in Huang–Minlon reduction of carbonyl compounds 3 to the corresponding hydrocarbons 4.
[Ninomiya, Ichiya; Tada, Yukiko; Kiguchi, Toshiko; Yamamoto, Okiko; Naito, Takeaki Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1: Organic and Bio-Organic Chemistry (1972-1999), 1984 , p. 2035 - 2038]
[Ninomiya, Ichiya; Tada, Yukiko; Kiguchi, Toshiko; Yamamoto, Okiko; Naito, Takeaki Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1: Organic and Bio-Organic Chemistry (1972-1999), 1984 , p. 2035 - 2038]