The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Silicon hydrides and molybdenum (0) catalyst: a novel approach for conjugate reduction of. alpha.,. beta.-unsaturated carbonyl compounds

E Keinan, D Perez

Index: Keinan, Ehud; Perez, Daniel Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1987 , vol. 52, # 12 p. 2576 - 2580

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Citation Number: 69

Abstract

A novel reducing system comprised of phenylsilane and catalytic amounts of MO (CO)~ in refluxing THF efficiently effects conjugate reduction of Michael acceptors, including a, &unsaturated ketones, carboxylic acids, carboxylic esters, amides, and nitriles. The ...