Abstract
Alkali metals in silica gel (the Na(2)K-SG(I) reagent) cleanly effect Birch reductions of substrates with at least two or more aromatic rings. The reaction conditions are alcohol-free, ammonia-free, and achieve excellent yields and high selectivities at room temperature.
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