title: Nickel-catalyzed alkylation of aldehydes with trialkylboranes.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Nickel-catalyzed alkylation of aldehydes with trialkylboranes proceeds smoothly in the presence of a catalytic amount of 5-allyl-1,2,3,4,5-pentamethyl-1,3-cyclopentadiene or an excess of cesium carbonate to afford the corresponding secondary alcohols.
authors.affiliation: Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-daigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yorimitsu
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oshima
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000478:Alkylation; D001880:Boranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000447:Aldehydes; D001880:Boranes; D009532:Nickel