A new combination reagent of CaH 2 /ZnX 2 effectively reduced a variety of ketones and imines to the corresponding alcohols and amines, respectively, in the presence of a catalytic amount of a Lewis acid such as Ti(O-i-Pr) 4 , Al(O-i-Pr) 3 , B(O-i-Pr) 3 and ZnF 2 . ... A reagent combination of CaH 2 /ZnX 2 effectively reduced ketones and imines in the presence of a Lewis acid. ... Reduction with metal hydride reagents has been widely utilized as a routine protocol in organic ...