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The Remarkable Solvent Effect on Zn(OAc)2-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Ketones

Hiroki Ozasa, Kazuhiro Kondo, Toyohiko Aoyama

Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin · 2010 · 14 citations · 9 references

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The combination of Zn(OAc)(2) and N,N-dimethylformamide was found to effectively hydrosilylate various ketones at room temperature. Furthermore, our protocol allows the chemoselective reduction of a formyl group in the presence of a ketone group.

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