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A one-step conversion of esters to secondary alcohols with LiBH 4-RMgX

DL Comins, JJ Herrick

Index: Comins, Daniel L.; Herrick, James J. Tetrahedron Letters, 1984 , vol. 25, # 13 p. 1321 - 1324

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Abstract

... A ONE-STEP CONVERSION OF ESTERS TO SECONDARY ALCOHOLS WITH LiBH4-RMgX Daniel L. Comins" and James J. Herrick Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322 ... When ethyl 3-phenylpropionate was added to % LiBH4-2 n-BuLi in THF (-2O"C), or if pBuLi (1 equiv) was added ~10~1~ dropwise to LiBH4-ethyl 3-phenylpropionate (l:l)(THF, -2O"C), tertiary alcohol was the main product. ...