(NMCp)2TiCl2-CATALYZED REDUCTION OF ALIPHATIC, AROMATIC AND α,β-UNSATURATED KETONES BY GRIGNARD REAGENT

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)80430-X

Aliphatic, aromatic and α,β-unsaturated ketones were readily reduced to the corresponding secondary alcohols by iso-propylmagnesium bromide in the presence of a catalytic amount of bis(neomenthylcyclopentadienyl)titanium dichloride.A possible mechanism is discussed.