Mk. Das et A. Bhaumik, STUDIES ON THE REDUCING BEHAVIOR OF DIHYDROBIS(1-PYRAZOLYL)BORATE ANDPYRAZABOLE, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry, 36(11), 1997, pp. 1020-1024
Dihydrobis(1-pyrazolyl)borate, [H2B(pz)(2)](-) (as its potassium and c
opper(II) salts) and pyrazabole, H2B(mu-pz)(2)BH2(Hpz = pyrazole), hav
e been investigated for their reducing behaviour towards a number of o
rganic functional groups. They have been found to be efficient and in
some cases selective reducing agents towards carbonyl groups in protic
solvents. Many other functional groups remain unaffected. The results
are also compared with those of butylamine-cyanoborane reported earli
er.