Pinacol Coupling of Aromatic Aldehydes Using TiCl3-Al-H2O Under Ultrasound Irradiation

Title: Pinacol Coupling of Aromatic Aldehydes Using TiCl3-Al-H2O Under Ultrasound Irradiation

Volume: 3 Issue: 4

Author(s): Tong-Shuang Li, Ji-Tai Li and Zhi-Ping Lin

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Keywords: ultrasound irradiation., aqueous media, low valent titanium, synthesis, Pinacol coupling

Abstract: Titanium trichloride in H2O can be reduced by Al to the corresponding low valent titanium complexes, which can reduce some aromatic aldehydes and ketones to the corresponding pinacols in 15-83% yields within 25-100 min at r.t.under ultrasound irradiation.

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Li Tong-Shuang, Li Ji-Tai and Lin Zhi-Ping, Pinacol Coupling of Aromatic Aldehydes Using TiCl3-Al-H2O Under Ultrasound Irradiation, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2006; 3 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017806776114586