KB<sub>3</sub>H<sub>8</sub>: an environment-friendly reagent for the selective reduction of aldehydes and ketones to alcohols
Xinying Li, Tongge Mi, Wenjing Guo, Zhongrui Ruan, Yu Guo, Yan‐Na Ma, Xuenian Chen
Abstract
Selective reduction of aldehydes and ketones to alcohols using KB 3 H 8 was achieved in water and THF.
Topics & Concepts
ReagentChemistrySelectivitySelective reductionEnvironmentally friendlyAldehydeReduction (mathematics)Organic chemistryKetoneAtmosphere (unit)Combinatorial chemistryCatalysisEcologyThermodynamicsGeometryPhysicsBiologyMathematicsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisChemical Reactions and IsotopesInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation