Zirconium borohydride - A versatile reducing agent for the reduction of electrophilic and nucleophilic substrates

Authors
Narasimhan, S Balakumar, R
Citation
S. Narasimhan et R. Balakumar, Zirconium borohydride - A versatile reducing agent for the reduction of electrophilic and nucleophilic substrates, SYN COMMUN, 30(23), 2000, pp. 4387-4395
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00397911 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
23
Year of publication
2000
Pages
4387 - 4395
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-7911(2000)30:23<4387:ZB-AVR>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Zirconium borohydride, a potential reducing agent, reduces acids, esters, i mines to the corresponding alcohols and secondary amines in good yield at r oom temperature within two hours. This facile reducing property was taken a dvantage off in the synthesis of pheromones and some novel chiral precursor s for asymmetric synthesis.