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Progress of the Barton-McComble Methodology: From tin hydrides to Silanes

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Use of organosilanes that promote the Barton-McCombie deoxygenation is an emerging methodology for organic transformations. A comparison between a variety of substituted silanes is presented. (Me3Si)3SiH rivals Bu3SnH in efficiency and it is a superior reagent from ecological and practical perspectives.

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Chatgilialoglu, C., Ferreri, C. Progress of the Barton-McComble Methodology: From tin hydrides to Silanes. Res Chem Intermed 19, 755–775 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1163/156856793X00361

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