Preparative Organic Chemistry
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ChemInform Abstract: Catalytic Method for the Reduction of Lactones to Lactols.
First published: April 16, 1996
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ChemInform Abstract
An efficient catalytic process for the conversion of five- and six- membered ring lactones to lactols is developed. It represents an alternative to the reduction with AlH(iBu)2. The transformation proceeds at room-temp. and atmospheric pressure and uses air-stable inexpensive polymethylhydrosiloxane as a hydride source.
