
%0 Journal Article
%A Carroll, AR 
%A Taylor, WC 
%T A Convenient Reagent for the Intermolecular Coupling of Aldehydes and Ketones to Form Olefins
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1990/08/01
%V 43
%N 8
%P 1439-1443
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9901439
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9901439 
%X When aldehydes or ketones are treated with titanium tetrachloride and amalgamated magnesium turnings in tetrahydrofuran at 0&#176; for 2 h and subsequently under reflux for 24 h, reductive coupling occurs to give olefin in high yield. The optimum ratio of carbonyl substrate to titanium reagent was found to be 1 : 4. Examples of symmetrical and mixed couplings are given. Intramolecular coupling was not successful. 
