Reduction of Saturated Alkyl Halides to Alkanes

This chapter describes the hydrogenolysis of a saturated halide (I, Br, Cl, and F) to an alkane. A number of methods have been developed for these reductions, and the ones that are thought to be the most useful are described here. The methods are assessed by the type of reagent that is being used to...

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Main Authors: Ziffle, V, Fletcher, S
Format: Book section
Published: Elsevier 2014