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11.Miscellaneous
11.1.Reductionofcarbinolsandbenzylicalcohols
TheNaBH4incombinationwithanhydrousAlCl3convenientlyreducessomediaryl–arylalkylcarbinolstomethylenichydrocarbons(Eq.(88))[64].
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Thereductionofdi-andtriarylmethanolsusingNaBH4andTFAisineffectiveinthecaseofnon-benzylicandmonobenzylicalcohols[103].Thesemethodsleadtorapidformationofaveryweakreducingagenti.e.tri uoroace-toxyborohydrides[2]whichareslowineffectinghydridecaptureofthecarbocationintermediate.Itwasfoundthatdropwiseadditionoftri uoroaceticacidtoamixtureofthesubstrateandNaBH4inTHFprovidesaprotonatingmediumrichinmorereactivereducingspecies(Eq.(89))[104].Thismethodwasfoundtobehighlyeffectiveforthereductionofmonobenzylicalcoholstogivethecorrespondinghydrocarbonsinmoderatetohighyields.
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11.2.Reductionofazides
Aroylazidesarereducedpredominantlytothecorre-spondingbenzylalcoholsusingNaBH4inmethanol[105].However,theyyieldthecorrespondingamidesusingtheNiCl2–NaBH4system(Eq.(90))[106].
p-X-CNaBH4–NiCl2·6H2O
6H4CON3 MeOH,0–10°C
p-X-C80–100%
6H4CONH2(90)
Afacilereductionofalkyl,arylandaroylazidesusingNaBH4–CuSO4systemhasalsobeenachieved(Eq.(91))[107].
PhCONNaBH4–CuSO4
3 MeOH,0–5°C
PhCONH90%
2
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AseriesofisoxazoleazideswerereducedselectivelytoisoxazoleaminesingoodyieldsbyNaBH4inthepresenceof1,3-propanedithiol(Eq.(92))[108].AsolventeffectonthisreactionwasobservedduetodifferencesintherateofdecompositionofNaBH4inthealcoholicmedia.Whenthereductionwascarriedoutinisopropanolunderthesameconditions,theazideswerereducedtoaminesinquantitativeyields.
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ItisofinteresttonotethatthereducingpowerofNaBH4increasesinTHF(ort-butylalcohol)whenmethanolisaddeddropwiseduringthereaction[109].
11.3.Reductionofoximesandoximeethers
AreagentsystemconsistingofNaBH4–LiCl–am-berlyst–15(H+)inTHFispowerfulforthereductionofoximes(Eq.(93))[110].
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ReducingagentspreparedusingZrCl4–NaBH4andchiralaminoalcohols9havebeensuccessfullyappliedtotheenantioselectivereductionofoximeethers[111].Opticallyactiveprimaryamineswereobtainedinhighenantiomericexcess(]95%ee)withgoodchemicalyields(Eq.(94)).
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ThereductionwasexaminedusingdifferentLewisacids.HighenantioselectivitywasobservedusingZnCl2andAlCl3(1:1)mixture,buttheremovalofthemixedsaltsposedadif cultyleadingtoloweringofthechemicalyield.ReductionsusingZrCl4–NaBH4systemgavehighchemicalandopticalyields.RemovalofthemetalsaltsafterthereactionandisolationoftheproductareeasyinthecaseofZrCl4.
O-AcylderivativesofaldoximesandketoximesarereducedingoodyieldstothecorrespondingaminesusingtheNaBH4–I2system(Eq.(95))[112].
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11.4.ReductionofC NandN Nfunctionalgroups
TheBiCl3–NaBH4systemcanbeusedeffectivelyforthereductionofazomethinestothecorrespondingamines(Eq.(96))[52].
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