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TheNaBH4incombinationwithanhydrousAlCl3convenientlyreducesdiarylandarylalkylketonestomethylenichydrocarbons(Eq.(57))[64].
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Althoughalkalimetalborohydrideshavereceivedmuchattentioninorganicsynthesis,thestudiesontheuseofalkalineearthmetalsarelimited.Forexample,a,b-unsaturatedketonesmorereadilyconvertedtoallylicalcoholsselectivelyusingNaBH4inthepresenceofCaCl2(Eq.(58))[65].Amongthealkalineearthmetalchloridesexamined,CaCl2givesthebestcombinationofgoodyieldsandselectivitiesintheNaBH4reductionof2-cyclo-hexen-1-one.Further,thismethodprovidesasimple,inexpensivealternativeprocedurefortheselective1,2-re-ductionofa,b-unsaturatedketones.
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MetalsaltsmediatedNaBH4reductionofa-alkyl-b-ketoestersleadstodifferentstereochemicalcontroldependingonthenatureofthemetalatom.Forexample,thestronglychelatingTiCl4ledtothesynisomerwhilenon-chelatingCeCl3[66]gaveantiisomer[67].TheketoestersarealsoreducedusingtheZnCl2–NaBH4systemtoaffordthecorrespondinghydroxyester(Eq.(59))[68].
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Stereoselectivereductionof3-keto-2-methylestersand3-keto-2-methylamideswithNaBH4andcatalyticamountofMnCl2leadstothecorrespondingerythro-al-cohols.Ofthemetalsaltsexamined,MnCl2provideshighselectivity(Eqs.(60)and(61))[69].
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ThePdCl2–NaBH4reagentsystem[70]reducesarylketones,arylchloridesandbenzylicalcoholstothecorrespondinghydrocarbons(Eq.(62)).Also,certainhinderedsteroidalketonesarereducedtothecorrespond-ingalcoholsingoodyields.
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Moreover,thisreagentisusefulforthepreparationofalkylbenzenesfromarylalkylketones.Thisreductionproceedsundermildconditionsatr.t.andneutralpHinashorttimewithhighselectivity.Also,thechlorineatomsattachedtoaromaticringsareremovedreduc-tivelybythisreagent.
Thelanthanoidion-promotedNaBH4reductionofenonestoallylicalcoholsisaprocessofimmenseinterest,sincetheregio-andchemoselectivityobservedareinsharpcontrasttothereductionpromotedusingotheradditives[71].Amongthelanthanoidchloridesexam-ined,theCeCl3isthebestreagentforselective1,2-reduc-tionofenonesbyNaBH4(Eq.(63)).Moreover,thisreducingsystemdoesnotaffectcarboxylicacids,esters,amides,halides,cyanoandnitrogroups.
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Highchemo-andregioselective1,2-reductionsofun-saturatedcarbonylcompoundsusingNaBH4assistedbyorganolanthanidecomplexes,LnCpCl2(THF)3(Ln=SmandEr)inmethanolhavebeenreported(Eq.(64))[72].
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Finally,theCeCl3–NaBH4system[66]reducesthea%-diphenylphosphinoylenonesandketonesstereoselec-tivelyingoodyields(Eq.(65))[73].