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Ytterbium Metal Mediated Synthesis of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Pinacols from Carbonyl Compounds
Hou, Zhaomin,Takamine, Kan,Fujiwara, Yuzo,Taniguchi, Hiroshi
, p. 2061 - 2064 (1987)
Reaction of aromatic aldehydes and ketones with ytterbium metal gives the corresponding pinacols in high yields.Cross-coupling reaction of benzophenone with other carbonyl compounds to produce unsymmetrical pinacols is also described.
