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One-step deoxygenation of alcohols into alkanes by a'double electrolysis' in the presence of a phosphine

H Maeda, T Maki, K Eguchi, T Koide, H Ohmori

Index: Maeda, Hatsuo; Maki, Toshihide; Eguchi, Kaoru; Koide, Takashi; Ohmori, Hidenobu Tetrahedron Letters, 1994 , vol. 35, # 24 p. 4129 - 4132

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Abstract

Abstract Deoxygenation of primary and secondary alcohols was effectively achieved in one- step by constant current electrolysis of a mixture of a phosphine, an alcohol, and Et 4 NBr in CH 3 CN with one compartment cell at room temperature under N 2 atmosphere.