Tandem Pd/C-catalyzed reductive coupling and dehalogenation of benzylic halides

Ashutosh V. Joshi, Mubeen Baidossi, Nimer Taha, Sudip Mukhopadhyay, Yoel Sasson

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Abstract

High-yield reductive homocoupling of benzotrichloride and benzal chloride followed by consecutive reductive dechlorination to 1,2-dichlorostilbene and stilbene is effected in the presence of sodium formate as the reducing agent and Pd/C catalysts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2715-2722
Number of pages8
JournalSynthetic Communications
Volume35
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005

Keywords

  • Base
  • Benzylic halides
  • Homocoupling
  • Pd/C
  • Reducing salts

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