Abstract
The reductive coupling of aromatic aldehydes and ketones has been achieved using a catalytic amount of zirconocene dichloride in the presence of magnesium metal and chlorotrimethylsilane in THF at room temperature to afford the corresponding 1,2‐diols in good yields and diastereoselectivity.
Acknowledgments
Khathija Aziz thanks the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India, for the award of a senior research fellowship.