ChemInform Abstract: P(MeNCH2CH2)3N: An Efficient Promoter for the Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones with Poly(methylhydrosiloxane).
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Several functional groups and C—C double bonds remain intact during the reduction of a variety of aldehydes and ketones with polymethylhydrosiloxane in the presence of catalytic amounts of P(NMe2CH2CH2)3N. Although the phosphorous compound acts catalytically in these reductions, it is actually a promoter inasmuch as it is hydrolyzed during the aqueous work-up that liberates the alcohol from the silyl ether.
