G. A. Cain, E. R. Holler
2001
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Chemical Communications
Abstract
Iodotrimethylsilane, generated in situ from chlorotrimethylsilane and sodium iodide in acetonitrile, selectively reduces moderately electron deficient benzylic alcohols to the analogous toluenes; other reduction sensitive functional groups such as ketone, aldehyde, nitrile, and nitro are unaffected.