Hi!
Just found an interesting article i would like to read:
From advance organic chemistry by Jerry March, 4. ed. pp.1214:
9-43:
(C5H5)TiCl2
RCOOR'----------->RCH3 + R'OH
"The reagent titanocene dichloride reduces carboxylic esters and acid in a different manner from that of 0-81, 9-40, or 9-42. The product are the alkane RCH3 and the alcohol R'OH. The mechanism probably involves an alkene intermediate
The reference to this is: van Tamelen; Gladys J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1974, 96, 5290.
Does anyone have access to this article? It would be really nice to read it, as titandodecene is not super expensive(if the yeilds are half descent that is).
Regards
Bandil