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Acatalyticenantioselectiveborohydridereductionofiminesinthepresenceofopticallyactivecobalt(II)catalyst7wasachieved(Eq.(97))[84].(97)
TheNaBH4–I2reducingsystemwassuccessfullyusedforthereductionofazoarenesandazoxyarenestothecorrespondinghydrazobenzenesingoodyields(Eq.(98))[113].Thereactiondidnottakeplaceintheabsenceofiodine.
(98)
11.5.Reductionofalkylandarylhalides
Dechlorinationof4-chlorobiphenylwithNaBH4waspromotedbyLiClinhighboilinginertsolvents(Eq.(99))[114].
(99)
The2,2,2-trichloroethoxymoietyiswidelyusedasaprotectivegroupinorganicsynthesis.ItcanbeeasilydeprotectedbyNaBH4underthecatalysisofseleniuminDMF(Eq.(100))[115].
(100)
The(PhSe)2–NaBH4systemhasbeenusedasare-ducingagentforthereductionofa-bromosulfones[116].Thisreductiondidnotproceedwithout(PhSe)2.Whereasiodomethylsulfonealsoundergoesthisreduc-tion,thecorrespondingchloroderivativewasnotaf-fected(Eqs.(101)–(103)).
PhSO(PhSe)2–NaBH4
2CH2Br EtOH,r.t.
PhSO(quantitative)
2CH3
(101)PhSO2CH2I PhSO2CH3
(102)95%
PhSO2CH2Cl Noreaction
(103)
Thisreagentsystemwasalsoappliedfortheradicalcyclizationandintramolecularcouplingreactions(Eq.(104)).
(104)
ThereisnoappreciablereactionbetweenNaBH4andarylhalidesundermostconditions.Itwasdiscoveredthatinthepresenceofcatalyticamountoftris-(triphenylphosphine)nickel(0),[Ni(0)(Ph3P)3],NaBH4servesasapowerfulnucleophilicreagentinthereduc-tionofarylbromides(Eq.(105))[117].UseofDMFgivesgoodresultsandethanol,methanolandTHFwereprovedtobeineffective.Thearomaticchloridesalsoreact,butmuchmoreslowly.
(105)
ThereductionofarylhalidesbyNaBH4catalysedbytitanocenedichlorideishighlyeffective[118].Thead-ductofDMFandNaBH4reducessimplearylhalidestogivedechlorinatedanddimethylamino-substitutedproducts.Indimethyl–acetamideorinethersolventsonlydechlorinatedproductsareobtained(Eq.(106)).
(106)
Nickelborideonborohydrideexchangeresin(BER)[119]isagoodalternativereagenttotributyltinhydride[120]forthecouplingofalkyliodideswiththeelectronde cientalkenesinmethanol(Eq.(107)).
(107)
11.6.Clea6ageofethersusingNaBH4andadditi6es
AfacilecleavageofallylicethershasbeenachievedbyNaBH4usingcatalyticamountofPd(PPh3)4(Eq.(108))[121].ThePd(PPh3)2Cl2couldalsobeusedasacatalystinthisreaction.