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Sodium hydride was employed as a Michael donor under the catalysis of PdCl 2 for 1,4conjugate reductions of a, b-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, which features operational simplicity, mild conditions and high atom-economy. The merits of NaH as a reductant were demonstrated by the one-pot or cascade reactions for the syntheses of complex molecules.

Herein, a convenient hydrodehalogenation method was described by employing less-explored calcium hydride as the reductant. A wide range of organic halides such as aromatic bromides, aromatic chlorides, aromatic triflates, aliphatic...