Photoaccelerated Reductive Coupling of Acid Chlorides with Conjugate Dienes and Styrenes by Use of Neodymium Metal in N,N-Dimethylacetamide

Li ZF; Tomisaka Y; Nomoto A; Zhang YM; Ogawa A

Chemistry Letters, Vol.38, No.1, 16-17, 2009

DOI10.1246/cl.2009.16 Export Citation

Photoaccelerated Reductive Coupling of Acid Chlorides with Conjugate Dienes and Styrenes by Use of Neodymium Metal in N,N-Dimethylacetamide

Li ZF, Tomisaka Y, Nomoto A, Zhang YM, Ogawa A

Upon photoirradiation, neodymium metal powder in N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) exhibits excellent reducing ability for the reductive Coupling of benzoyl chlorides with conjugate dienes and styrenes.