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. 1981 Mar;78(3):1321–1322. doi: 10.1073/pnas.78.3.1321

Hydrogenative deoxygenation of organic compounds: Direct conversion of amides to alkanes

Eugene E van Tamelen 1, Bruce D Webber 1
PMCID: PMC319120  PMID: 16592988

Abstract

Through the use of (Cp2TiH)x or (Cp2Ti)1-2, in which Cp is C5H5 (cyclopentadienyl ligand), it is possible to effect not only the previously known direct reduction of aldehydes and esters to alkanes but also the one-step conversion to alkane of amides derived from selected primary aromatic amines.

Keywords: titanocene, reduction, carbonyl compounds

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