ChemInform Abstract: Selective Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds with B- Alkoxydiisopinocampheylborane.
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Especially aldehydes and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes, e.g. ( Ia)-(Id), are reduced effectively under mild conditions using the title boranes, e.g. Ipc2BOtBu. Hexanal (Ia) is reduced selectively in the presence of acid chlorides, esters and ketones.