CALCIUM BOROHYDRIDE - A REAGENT FOR FACILE CONVERSION OF CARBOXYLIC ESTERS TO ALCOHOLS AND ALDEHYDES

Authors
NARASIMHAN S PRASAD KG MADHAVAN S
Citation
S. Narasimhan et al., CALCIUM BOROHYDRIDE - A REAGENT FOR FACILE CONVERSION OF CARBOXYLIC ESTERS TO ALCOHOLS AND ALDEHYDES, Synthetic communications, 25(11), 1995, pp. 1689-1697
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Synthetic communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00397911
Volume
25
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1689 - 1697
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-7911(1995)25:11<1689:CB-ARF>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Calcium borohydride reduces both aliphatic and aromatic esters to alco hols completely in the presence of alkene catalysts. The intermediate berates formed during the reduction of aromatic esters are converted t o aldehydes with aqueous NaOCl in good yields.