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6924455 
Journal Article 
Selective Reduction of Carboxylic Acids to Aldehydes by a Ruthenium-catalyzed Reaction with 1,2-Bis(dimethylsilyl)benzene 
Miyamoto, K; Motoyama, Y; Nagashima, H; , 
2012 
Yes 
Chemistry Letters
ISSN: 0366-7022
EISSN: 1348-0715 
CHEMICAL SOC JAPAN 
TOKYO 
41 
229-231 
English 
Novel transformation of carboxylic acids to aldehydes is achieved by a one-pot procedure consisting of a ruthenium-catalyzed hydrosilane reduction with 1,2-bis(dimethylsilyl)benzene (2) followed by hydrolysis of the resulting cyclic disilylacetals 4.