title: Whiting reaction
text: # Whiting reaction
  
  The Whiting reaction is an organic reaction converting a propargyl diol into a diene using lithium aluminium hydride.
  
  This organic reduction has been applied in the synthesis of fecapentaene, a suspected cause of colon cancer:
  
  Protecting groups are tetrahydropyranyl and TBSMS; the final step is deprotection with tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride.
  
  