A facile and chemoselective conjugate reduction using polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) and catalytic B(C6F5)3.
A highly chemoselective conjugate reduction of electron-deficient Michael acceptors, including alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones, carboxylic esters, nitriles and nitro compounds with PMHS in the presence of catalytic B(C6F5)3 is described.
Chandrasekhar
Srivari
S
Organic Division-1, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India. srivaric@iict.res.in
Chandrashekar
Gudise
G
Reddy
Marepally Srinivasa
MS
Srihari
Pabbaraja
P