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A Simple and Efficient Catalytic Method for the Reduction of Ketones
Author(s) -
Ekström Jesper,
Wettergren Jenny,
Adolfsson Hans
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.200700091
Subject(s) - chemistry , catalysis , lithium (medication) , alcohol , microwave heating , reduction (mathematics) , combinatorial chemistry , simple (philosophy) , organic chemistry , microwave , medicine , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , endocrinology , philosophy , epistemology
A range of ketones was efficiently reduced in the presence of catalytic amounts of lithium isopropoxide in 2‐propanol under microwave heating, with alcohol products being formed in yields up to 99 %.