PINACOL COUPLING OF AROMATIC ALDEHYDES AND KETONES USING MAGNESIUM IN AQUEOUS AMMONIUM CHLORIDE UNDER ULTRASOUND

Ji‐Tai Li, Yanjiang Bian, Hong‐Jun Zang, Tong‐Shuang Li

Synthetic Communications · 2002 · 52 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The pinacol coupling reaction of aromatic aldehydes and ketones was performed in 8–95% yield with magnesium in 0.1 M aqueous NH4Cl under ultrasound irradiation at r.t. for 3 h.

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