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First published direct reduction of COOH to CH3

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b159510:
Would that Lewis acid bee pronounced tri-perfluorophenyl borane?...tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane

Phosphole:
Os, since you really wanted to know: :o

SS-DD: Same Shit - Different Day

akata:
triethylsilane:

It seems to be quite a handy thing see; Post 183270 (missing) (The_Animal: "Triethylsilane", Stimulants)

superhybrid:
If this was indeed economically feesible one could react l-dopa with 2 molar equivilents NaH and then react with dichloromethane to produce the methylenedioxy derivative. I am not sure though of what the concsequence would be to the methylene dioxy group after the tranformation of the carboxylic group to a alpha methyl constituent by the above said methods.

foxy2:
Sphybrid
What is the purpose of the Sodium Hydride?
Did you mean NaOH?
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