In a modified form of this reaction, diethyl ether is used in the synthesis of cholestane.
In a modified form of this reaction, diethyl ether is used in the synthesis of cholestane. Other more notable modifications of this reaction include one that uses formic acid and ethanol to produce aryl alkenes and one that uses toluene in the Martin modification. One proposed mechanism uses a carbenoid intermediate, although it is agreed this reaction uses electrons supplied by the oxidation of a metal. It is analogous to another reaction run under basic conditions which can modified in a one pot process named after Huang and Minlon. For 10 points, identify this chemical reaction which uses zinc amalgam and hydrochloric acid and, like the Wolff-Kishner reduction, reduces aldehydes or ketones to alkanes.
In a modified form of this reaction, diethyl ether is used in the synthesis of cholestane.
{Clemmensen} reduction