Valine-mediated borane reduction of ketones
Acetophenone, 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone, 3-methyl-2-butanone, and 2-pentanone were reduced with (S)-valine-mediated borane in very good yields (86-91 %) giving predominantly alcohols of the (R)-configuration (80, 64, 55 and 36 % ee, respectively).
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Serbian Chemical Society
2000-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society |
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| Online Access: | http://www.shd.org.yu/HtDocs/SHD/Vol65/No8-Pdf/jscs8-02.pdf |