A mild radical procedure for the reduction of B-alkylcatecholboranes to alkanes.
A mild radical-mediated reduction of organoboranes is reported. The reducing agent is methanol complexed by the Lewis acidic B-methoxycatecholborane.
Pozzi
Davide
D
Departement für Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3000 Bern 9, Switzerland.
Scanlan
Eoin M
EM
Renaud
Philippe
P
D000473:Alkanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001880:Boranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D000473:Alkanes; D001880:Boranes