Deoxygenation of alcohols by the reactions of their xanthate esters with triethylsilane: An alternative to tributyltin hydride in the Barton-McCombie reaction

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)97814-6

O-Alkyl S-methyl dithiocarbonates derived from primary or secondary alcohols (ROH) react with trialkylsilanes in non-aromatic solvents to give the corresponding hydrocarbons RH in good yields; the reductions are promoted by thiols which act as polarity reversal catalysts.