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The reaction of aromatic aldehydes with Fe(CO)5 or Fe3(Co)12 in pyridine gives the corresponding 1,2-diaryl-1,2-ethanediols as major products in good yields. A reactive species of this reaction is octacarbonyl diferrate [Fe2(CO)8]2−.
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Ito et al. (1980) studied this question.
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