Makoto Shimizu
Mie University
304 Papers
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Makoto Shimizu is an academic researcher from Mie University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Titanium tetraiodide & Nucleophilic addition. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 301 publications. Previous affiliations of Makoto Shimizu include Nanjing Tech University & Chugai Pharmaceutical Co..
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Reduction of 1,2‐Diketones with Titanium Tetraiodide: A Simple Approach to α‐Hydroxy Ketones.
TL;DR: In this paper, 1,2-Diketones are readily reduced with titanium tetraiodide to give α-hydroxy ketones in good yields, and regioselectivity on the reduction of unsymmetrical substrates is also discussed.