R. A. Jackson, F. Malek
Oct 4, 1977
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Journal of The Chemical Society-perkin Transactions 1
Abstract
Chloroformates of primary and secondary alcohols, produced by the reaction of the alcohol with phosgene, are reduced to the corresponding alkane in excellent yields by reaction with tri-n-propylsilane in the presence of t-butyl peroxide at 140 °C. Unusually large amounts of initiator are required [0.5–1.1 mol (ButO)2 per mol of RO·CO·Cl]. The results are rationalized in terms of a free-radical reaction scheme.