The iron-catalyzed selective hydrodeoxygenation and hydrodesulfurization of (thio)esters by hydrosilylation under blue light activation for access to (thio)ethers.

The iron-catalyzed hydrodeoxygenation of S-alkyl thioesters and esters and desulfurisation of O-alkyl thioate derivatives using hydrosilane, leading to (thio)ethers, is described. A wide range of thioesters and esters gave the corresponding unsymmetr…

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