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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1996
Lloyd J Dolby, Eugene, OR (US);
Nestor A Fedoruk, Eugene, OR (US);
Shervin Esfandiari, Eugene, OR (US);
Natalie C Chamberlain, Eugene, OR (US);
Michael E Garst, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Allergan, Waco, TX (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to a process for reducing or reductively cleaving an organic compound susceptible to dissolving metal reduction comprising exposing the organic compound to a solution of lithium in a polyamine including at least two amino groups, selected from the group consisting of primary and secondary amino groups and mixtures thereof, e.g. ethylenediamine and R--NH.sub.2, optionally containing a lower alkyl alcohol, wherein R is chosen from the group consisting of ethyl, propyl, and butyl, including all straight and branched chain isomers thereof, for a time sufficient to effect reduction.