"Alkali metals in liquid ammonia in the presence of an alcohol reduce aromatic systems to 1,4-cyclohexadienes. These c…"

"Birch reduction of substrates containing methoxy or N,N-dimethylamino groups may be contaminated with appreciable amo…"

"Birch reduction of monosubstituted benzenes could furnish either of two possible 1,4-cyclohexadienes … Generally, ele…"

"Target molecules containing a 1,4-cyclodhexadiene unit are probably best prepared via the Birch reaction. These prima…"

"MnO2 is a highly chemoselective oxidant—allylic, benzylic, and propargylic alcohols are oxidized faster than saturate…"

"The Jones reagent is an excellent reagent for the oxidation of secondary alcohols that do not contain acid-sensitive …"

"The Swern oxidation proceeds rapidly at low temperatures and thus can be employed for the preparation of a-keto aldeh…"

"Umpolung in a synthesis usually requires extra steps. Thus, one should strive to take maximum advantage of the functi…"

"Domino-type reactions involve careful design of a multistep reaction in a one-pot sequence in which the first step cr…"

"The classical procedure for oxidizing primary alcohols to aldehydes and secondary alcohols to ketones involves treatm…"