Light-driven MPV-type reduction of aryl ketones/aldehydes to alcohols with isopropanol under mild conditions
Dawei Cao, Shumei Xia, Pan Pan, Huiying Zeng, Chao‐Jun Li, Yong Peng
Abstract
A light-driven photocatalyst-free strategy for reducing ketones/aldehydes to alcohols using isopropanol as the reducing agent and solvent in the presence of t BuOLi under mild conditions is developed.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryReducing agentArylPhotocatalysisReduction (mathematics)SolventKetoneOrganic chemistryAldehydeAlcoholCatalysisAlkylGeometryMathematicsRadical Photochemical ReactionsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques