The Journal of Organic Chemistry

1, 3-Dimethyl-2-phenylbenzimidazoline as a novel and efficient reagent for mild reductive dehalogenation of. alpha.-halo carbonyl compounds and acid chlorides

H Chikashita, H Ide, K Itoh

Index: Chikashita, Hidenori; Ide, Hisao; Itoh, Kazuyoshi Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1986 , vol. 51, # 26 p. 5400 - 5405

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Abstract

1, 3-Dimethyl-2-phenylbenzimidazoline (DMBI) has been found to be a powerful, chemoselective, and useful reducing agent for mild reductive dehalogenation of a variety of a-halo carbonyl compounds (halo= Br, C1, F) and acid chlorides. The reduction of a-halo ketones, aldehydes, esters, lactones, and carboxylic acids with this new reagent in ether is quite selective and clean and generally proceeds in almost quantitative yields at moderate ...