Barton–McCombie deoxygenation
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The Barton–McCombie deoxygenation is an organic reaction in which a hydroxy functional group in an organic compound is replaced by a hydrogen to give an alkyl group.[1][2] It is named after British chemists Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton and Stuart W. McCombie.
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Barton–McCombie deoxygenation | |
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Named after | Derek Harold Richard Barton Stuart W. McCombie |
Reaction type | Organic redox reaction |
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Organic Chemistry Portal | barton-mccombie-reaction |
RSC ontology ID | RXNO:0000134 |
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This deoxygenation reaction is a radical substitution. In the related Barton decarboxylation the reactant is a carboxylic acid.