General Characteristics The deoxygenation of alcohols via p-toluic acid esters under single-electron reduction conditions is known as the Marko-Lam deoxygenation. It has advantages over the ...
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Reductvie Desulfurization
General Characteristics Thioethers and thioacetals can be reductively desulfurized by treating them with Raney nickel. The reduction of the latter is a common way to deoxygenate carbonyl groups. ...
Wolff-Kishner Reduction
General Characteristics The deoxygenation of carbonyl compounds through hydrazone formation is known as the Wolff-Kishner reduction. Heating a mixture containing an aldehyde or a ketone, hydrazine, ...