Tetrahedron Letters

Reductive bromination of aromatic aldehydes using alkylboron dibromides

GW Kabalka, Z Wu, Y Ju

Index: Kabalka, George W.; Wu, Zhongzhi; Ju, Yuhong Tetrahedron Letters, 2000 , vol. 41, # 27 p. 5161 - 5164

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Abstract

Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... The reductive bromination of aromatic aldehydes with isopinocampheyl boron dibromide in hexane at room temperature produces the corresponding benzyl bromides in excellent yields. ... Cyclohexene is also formed in the new reaction indicating that a reduction is occurring involving the ...