A Mild Reduction of Alkenes to Alkanes via Alkylcatecholboranes

D. Pozzi; E. M. Scanlan; P. Renaud

doi:10.1055/s-2005-921720

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Synfacts 2006(1): 0058-0058
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-921720

Metal-Mediated Synthesis

A Mild Reduction of Alkenes to Alkanes via Alkylcatecholboranes

Contributor(s): Paul Knochel, Andrei Gavryushin
D. Pozzi, E. M. Scanlan, P. Renaud*
Universität Bern, Switzerland

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16 December 2005 (online)

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Significance

The reaction represents an easy way for the reduction of various alkenes, including tetrasubstituted derivatives, which are usually resistant to hydrogenolysis. Since hydroboration of alkenes requires rather mild conditions, it may be the method of choice for the reduction of polysubstituted alkenes to alkanes.