Diisopropylaminoborane [BH2N (i Pr) 2] in the presence of a catalytic amount of lithium borohydride (LiBH4) reduces a large variety of aliphatic and aromatic nitriles in excellent yields. BH2N (i Pr) 2 can be prepared by two methods: first by reacting diisopropylamineborane [(i Pr) 2N: BH3] with 1.1 equiv of n-butyllithium (n-BuLi) followed by methyl iodide (MeI), or reacting i PrN: BH3 with 1 equiv of n-BuLi followed by trimethylsilyl ...