Selective Reduction of Nitroalkenes with Methanolic Sodium Borohydride: A Facile Route To Nitroalkanes
Rajender S. Varma and George W. Kabalka
Synthetic Communications, 15(2), 151-155 (1985) (https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/nitroalkene2nitroalkane.v-k.nabh4.html)
(https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/nitroalkene2nitroalkane.v-k.nabh4.html)
Abstract
?,?-Unsaturated nitroalkenes are rapidly and selectively reduced at room temperature to nitroalkanes in high yields by sodium borohydride in a tetrahydrofuran-methanol solvent system.
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The Reduction of Nitroalkenes to Nitroalkanes with Borohydride Exchange Resin
N.M. Goudgaon, P.P. Wadgaonkar and G.W. Kabalka
Synthetic Communications, 19(5-6), 805-811 (1989) (https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/nitroalkene2nitroalkane.v-k.ber.html)
(https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/nitroalkene2nitroalkane.v-k.ber.html)
Abstract
Borohydride supported on an ion exchange resin selectively reduced ?,?-unsaturated nitroalkenes to nitroalkanes in high yields. The isolation of pure products by simple filtration is a key feature of this method.