A SIMPLE ALKENE-CATALYZED REDUCTION OF AROMATIC ESTERS TO ALCOHOLS BYZINC BOROHYDRIDE

Authors
NARASIMHAN S MADHAVAN S PRASAD KG
Citation
S. Narasimhan et al., A SIMPLE ALKENE-CATALYZED REDUCTION OF AROMATIC ESTERS TO ALCOHOLS BYZINC BOROHYDRIDE, Synthetic communications, 27(3), 1997, pp. 385-390
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Synthetic communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00397911
Volume
27
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
385 - 390
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-7911(1997)27:3<385:ASAROA>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Reactivity of Zn(BH4)(2) was modified by adding cyclohexene to achieve the reduction of aromatic esters to alcohols which reaction was not p ossible previously because of the mild nature of the reagent. Function al groups like Cl and nitro were tolerated.