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