A Convenient Methodology for the Selective Reduction of Carboxylic Acids With Benzyltriethyl-Ammonium Borohydride—Chlorotrimethylsilane

Das, J and Chandrasekaran, S (1990) A Convenient Methodology for the Selective Reduction of Carboxylic Acids With Benzyltriethyl-Ammonium Borohydride—Chlorotrimethylsilane. In: Synthetic Communications, 20 (6). pp. 907-912.

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Abstract

A combination of benzyltriethylammonium borohydride and chlorotrimethylsilane (1:1) in dichloromethane (0-25°C) has been found to be a convenient reagent system for the selective reduction of carboxylic acids to alcohols.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Synthetic Communications
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Taylor and Francis Group.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Organic Chemistry
Date Deposited:	06 Jan 2011 09:36
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2011 09:36
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/34860

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