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Zinc(II) Iodide-Triethylsilane: A Novel Mild Reduction System for Direct Deoxygenation of Aryl Aldehydes, Ketones, and α,β-Unsaturated Enones

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2008

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ZnI2-TESH has been found to be a novel mild and efficient reduction system. This reagent, in contrast to the traditional ionic deoxygenation systems (TFA-R3SiH, BF3˙OEt2-R3SiH, etc.), could directly deoxygenate different kinds of carbonyl compounds such as aryl aldehydes, ketones, and α,β-unsaturated enones to the corresponding hydrocarbons in moderate to excellent yields.