Well? Has anyone? I have seen this around for a long time, but I have never heard of anyone actually trying it. It just looks so easy, but SWIM has no lab access, and only 1/2 of a semester of intro to chem, and so has very little(no) knowledge of these subjects.
In case you wondering what the hell I am babbling about:
http://rhodium.lycaeum.org/chemistry/eleusis/reduction.html (http://rhodium.lycaeum.org/chemistry/eleusis/reduction.html)
The only right we have is to believe that we have rights.
What journal does the abbreviation "Bl." stand for?
http://rhodium.lycaeum.org (http://rhodium.lycaeum.org)
2,3-Diethoxy-PEA from 2,3-Diethoxynitrostyrene with Zn-Hg :
G.Tsatsas, Bl.[5] 16, 884 (1949)
66,5% yield
Has anyone found this ref? Can someone post the text here or give to Rhod for publication on www.rhodium.ws???
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