Tetrahedron letters

One-pot conversion of carboxylic acids to aldehydes through treatment of acyloxy-9-borabicyclo [3.3. 1] nonanes with lithium 9-boratabicyclo [3.3. 1] nonane

JS Cha, JE Kim, SY Oh, JD Kim

Index: Cha, Jin Soon; Kim, Jin Euog; Oh, Se Yeon; Kim, Jong Dae Tetrahedron Letters, 1987 , vol. 28, # 39 p. 4575 - 4578

Full Text: HTML

Citation Number: 19

Abstract

Download full text in 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. ... Carboxylic acids are readily reduced to the corresponding aldehydes in high yields by treatment of acyloxy-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes with lithium 9-boratabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (Li 9-BBNH) at room temperature. ... 9-BBN itself does not attack the acyloxy moiety of ...