Raney Ni–Al alloy-mediated reduction of benzils in water

…, HY Zhao, L Dai, T Thiemann, H Tashiro…

Index: Liu, Guo-Bin; Zhao, Hong-Yun; Dai, Lu; Thiemann, Thies; Tashiro, Hideki; Tashiro, Masashi Journal of Chemical Research, 2009 , # 9 p. 579 - 581

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Abstract

Raney Ni–Al alloy in a dilute aqueous alkaline solution has been shown to be a powerful reducing agent and is highly effective for the reduction of alkylbenzils and alkoxybenzils to afford the corresponding 1, 2-diarylethers at 90° C, in the absence of organic solvents. 4, 4'- Dinitrobenzil was transformed selectively to 1, 2-bis (4-aminophenyl)-ethane.