Halo-alkanes, reduction

In contrast to the behavior of primary alcohols, which resist reduction by organosilicon hydrides even in the presence of very strong acids, primary halo alkanes, including methyl iodide and ethyl bromide,186 undergo reduction when treated with aluminum chloride and organosilicon hydrides.146,185,186 Slow addition of a catalytic amount of aluminum chloride to a nearly equimolar... 

Halo-alkenes are common pollutants. Therefore, there is an ongoing study on plausible approaches to the dehalogenation of halo-alkanes. One of these approaches involves their electrocatalytic reduction. NinL2 + (L = a tetraaza macrocyclic ligand) complexes were proposed as plausible electrocatalysts (150). A pulse radiolytic study on the mechanism and kinetics of the reaction ... 

This chapter surveys the reduction of saturated alkyl halides to alkanes. Reductive -eliminations of vicinal dihalides to alkenes are also described briefly. Reduction of vinyl and aryl halides is covered in this volume. Chapter 4.5 hydrogenolysis of allyl and benzyl halides is covered in this volume. Chapter 4.7, and reduction of a-halo-substituted carbonyl compounds CX—CO to carbonyl compounds CH—CO is covered in this volume. Chapter 4.8. 

Halo-alkenes are common pollutants. Therefore, there is an ongoing study on plausible approaches to the dehalogenation of halo-alkanes. One of these approaches involves their electrocatalytic reduction. 

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