Use of CaH2 as a reductive hydride source: Reduction of ketones and imines with CaH2/ZnX2 in the presence of a Lewis acid

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1667-1669

  Aida, Toshio ^a   Kuboki, Norikatsu ^a   Kato, Kenji ^a   Uchikawa, Wataru ^a   Matsuno, Chikashi ^a   Okamoto, Sentaro ^a  

^a KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium hydride; Reduction

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM HYDRIDE; IMINE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LEWIS ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 13744251262     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.01.058     Document Type: Article

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