Birch Reduction- Mechanism, Examples and Salient Features - ChemContent
Dec 5, 2021
Birch Reduction is an organic reaction in which Aromatic Compounds are reduced by treating with Metals dissolved in liquid ammonia. For ex-
Benzene gives 1,4-dihydro derivative on treatment with Lithium metal dissolved in ammonia.
Mechanism:
In Birch Reduction, metal serves as a source of electron and alcohol serve as a source of proton. Electron and proton are supplied to the aromatic ring one after the other which reduce the ring via free-radical mechanism.
Step-1
Metal gives electron to the ring carbon and
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