Hydroboration and Diboration of Imines

Modern Reduction Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 297-319

  Westcott, Stephen A ^a   Baker, R Thomas ^b  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalyzed reactions; Diboration of imines; Hydroboration of imines; Imino reductions; Reduction methods; Uncatalyzed reactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856731638     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527622115.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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