Issue 95, 2021

KB3H8: an environment-friendly reagent for the selective reduction of aldehydes and ketones to alcohols

Abstract

Selective reduction of aldehydes and ketones to their corresponding alcohols with KB3H8, an air- and moisture-stable, nontoxic, and easy-to-handle reagent, in water and THF has been explored under an air atmosphere for the first time. Control experiments illustrated the good selectivity of KB3H8 over NaBH4 for the reduction of 4-acetylbenzaldehyde and aromatic keto esters.

Graphical abstract: KB3H8: an environment-friendly reagent for the selective reduction of aldehydes and ketones to alcohols

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 okt 2021
Accepted
03 nov 2021
First published
04 nov 2021

Chem. Commun., 2021,57, 12776-12779

KB3H8: an environment-friendly reagent for the selective reduction of aldehydes and ketones to alcohols

X. Li, T. Mi, W. Guo, Z. Ruan, Y. Guo, Y. Ma and X. Chen, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 12776 DOI: 10.1039/D1CC05638G

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