functional group reduction Barton-McCombie deoxygenation Barton deoxygenation Barton reduction RXNO RXNO:0000134 The deoxygenation of an alcohol to the corresponding alkane using a thiochloroformate. It proceeds by a radical mechanism. https://www.rsc.org/Merck-Index/reaction/r22/ https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q809548