Chemistry Letters, Vol.32, No.12, 1132-1133, 2003
Selective reduction of alpha-chloroketone to alpha-chloroalcohol using hydrogen transfer from alcohol over metal oxide catalysts
The carbonyl group of 1,3-dichloro-2-propanone was reduced selectively through hydrogen transfer from 2-butanol over MgO, SiO2.Al2O3, Al2O3, and ZrO2. It is suggested that the reaction is promoted by either base or acid site of the catalysts.