Reduction of benzylic alcohols and α-hydroxycarbonyl compounds by hydriodic acid in a biphasic reaction medium

Michael Dobmeier, Josef M. Herrmann, Dieter Lenoir and Burkhard König
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 330–336. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.8.36

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Reduction of benzylic alcohols and α-hydroxycarbonyl compounds by hydriodic acid in a biphasic reaction medium
Michael Dobmeier, Josef M. Herrmann, Dieter Lenoir and Burkhard König
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 330–336. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.8.36

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Dobmeier, M.; Herrmann, J. M.; Lenoir, D.; König, B. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 330–336. doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.36

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