One Step Conversion

How would you convert

Benzene to 1,4 - cyclohexadiene in one step?

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106
Asish Mahapatra ·

Birch Reduction

156
Rajiv Agarwal ·

Show the mechanism..

106
Asish Mahapatra ·

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_reduction

1
Ankur ·

Yaa, correct. I guess Wilkinson's catalyst will work too.. what do you think?

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