Michael B. Smith and Joseph Wolinsky
J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 1998, 1431-1434
DOI:
10.1039/A800473K,
Paper
Reduction of thiols with LiAlD4, in refluxing dioxane, leads to alkane products that contain only about 60% deuterium. Current work strongly suggests that dioxane is the source of hydrogen incorporation in the product, probably via transfer from an intermediate thioalkoxy–aluminate species.