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Conjugate reduction of α, β-unsaturated esters and amides with tributyltin hydride in the presence of magnesium bromide diethyl etherate

S Hirasawa, Y Tajima, Y Kameda, H Nagano

Index: Hirasawa, Satomi; Tajima, Yoshie; Kameda, Yoko; Nagano, Hajime Tetrahedron, 2007 , vol. 63, # 45 p. 10930 - 10938

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Abstract

We report herein that the conjugate reduction of α, β-unsaturated esters and amides, such as aryl acrylates, pantolactone esters of acrylic acids, diethyl itaconate and N- crotonylcamphorsultam, with tributyltin hydride proceeded in moderate to high yields in the presence of magnesium bromide diethyl etherate. The effect of metal halide enhancing the yields is also described.