Chemoselective Reductions with Sodium Borohydride. Aldehydes vs. Ketones
- 1 November 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Synthetic Communications
- Vol. 18 (16-17), 1927-1933
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00397918808068259
Abstract
Aldehydes can be reduced in the presence of ketones by sodium borohydride in 30% ethanol in dichloromethane at -78° C. The selectivity is generally greater than 95%.Keywords
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