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25 - 052Reduction and Coupling Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds Us-ing Samarium Metal in Aqueous Media. — Sm with aqueousHCl is found to be an efficient reagent for the reduction of aliphatic alde-hydes and ketones as well as for pinacolic coupling of aromatic aldehydesand ketones. — (TALUKDAR, SANJAY; FANG, JIM-MIN; J. Org. Chem.66 (2001) 1, 330-333; Dep. Chem., Natl. Taiwan Univ., Taipei 106, Taiwan; EN)

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