Selective reductions. 26. Lithium triethylborohydride as an exceptionally powerful and selective reducing agent in organic synthesis. Exploration of the reactions with …

HC Brown, SC Kim…

Index: Brown, Herbert C.; Kim, S. C.; Krishnamurthy, S. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1980 , vol. 45, # 1 p. 1 - 12

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Abstract

The approximate rates, stoichiometry, and products of the reaction of lithium triethylborohydride (LiEt, BH) with selected organic compounds containing representative functional groups under standard conditions (tetrahydrofuran, 0" C) were examined in order to explore the reducing characteristics of this reagent and to establish the utility of the reagent as a selective reducing agent. Primary and secondary alcohols, phenols, and ...