Abstract
Zn/NH4Cl: A facile and efficient reagent system for reduction of organic halides
Author(s): Sakkarapalayam M.Mahalingam, Hema Krishnan, Vijay S.Satam, Ravikumar Bandi, Hari N.PatiA simple and efficient method of zinc dust/ammonium chloride system for the reductive dehalogenation of alkyl halides has been described. The reaction is carried out under mild conditions. The significant feature of this method is the isolation of the pure product by simple work up in a short time.
