313.

Pinacol Coupling Reaction

R. Fittig, Ann. 110, 17 (1859).

Formation of pinacols by a reductive radical-radical coupling of carbonyl compounds, especially ketones:

Reviews: G. M. Robertson, Comp. Org. Syn. 3, 563 (1991); H. Jendralla et al., in Transition Metals for Organic Synthesis (Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 1998) pp. 403-417. Cf. McMurry Reaction.