Author's Organization:Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
Ortho- as well as para- halophenols and their derivatives were reductively dehalogenated in high yields. These reactions proceed through a mechanism which involves initial generation of a radical cation.