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Electrochemical Reduction of Organic Compounds. 22. Preparation of Aromatic Aldehydes by Electroreduction of Esters and Amides in the Presence of Chlorotrimethylsilane
Goetz-Schatowitz, P.-R.,Struth, G.,Voss, J.,Wiegand, G.
, p. 230 - 234 (2007/10/02)
The electroreduction of aromatic esters 1 and amides 9 in dry acetonitrile in the presence of chlorotrimethylsilane 2 affords aldehydes 3 in moderate to good yields depending on the aromatic substituents.The formation of 3 and characteristic by-products is discussed.