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A simple and rapid procedure for the pinacolization of aromatic aldehydes and reduction of hindered ketones with inexpensive aluminium and KOH in methanol at ambient temperature is reported. The pinacolization and reduction are proposed to be proceeding via single electron transfer from aluminium.
J. M. Khurana, A. Sehgal, A. Gogia, A. Manian and G. C. Maikap, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1996, 2213 DOI: 10.1039/P19960002213
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