Organic Reductions
Several reaction mechanisms exist for organic reductions:
- Direct electron transfer in one-electron reduction with the Birch reduction as example
- Hydride transfer in reductions with for example lithium aluminium hydride or a hydride shift as in the Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction
- Hydrogen reductions with a catalyst such as the Lindlar catalyst or the Adkins catalyst or in specific reductions such as the Rosenmund reduction.
- Disproportionation reaction such as the Cannizzaro reaction
Reductions that do not fit in any reduction reaction mechanism and in which just the change in oxidation state is reflected include the Wolff-Kishner reaction.
Read more about this topic: Organic Redox Reaction
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