Efficient cobalt(II) phthalocyanine-catalyzed reduction of flavones with sodium borohydride.
Efficient and facile reductions of flavones with sodium borohydride (NaBH4) catalyzed by cobalt(II) phthalocyanines afford cis-flavan-4-ols in 89-97% yields.
Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India.
Pratibha
P
Kumari
Poonam
Shive M S
SM
Chauhan
D001894:Borohydrides / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D047309:Flavones / Q000737:chemistry*; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D054833:Isoindoles; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
D001894:Borohydrides; D047309:Flavones; D005419:Flavonoids; D007211:Indoles; D054833:Isoindoles; D003035:Cobalt; C025364:sodium borohydride; C013647:phthalocyanine