Microwave-mediated reduction of selected functional groups employing: N,N-dimethylaniline.borane

N,N-Dimethylaniline.borane (DMANB) is a versatile reducing agent reduces a variety of functional groups under microwave irradiation (MWI) in very good yields with in short time. However, aliphatic and aromatic esters were not reduced under MWI (even after 25 minutes of irradiation). Besides these re...

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Published in:Orbital : The Electronic Journal of Chemistry 2014-01, Vol.6 (1), p.56-60
Main Authors: Kumar, S. Venkatesan Jaya, Ganesh, S. Mothilal Krishna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Borane
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering research
Chemical properties
chemoselectivity
dmanb
Identification and classification
microwave irradiation
Microwaves
Oxidation-reduction reaction
reduction
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Summary:N,N-Dimethylaniline.borane (DMANB) is a versatile reducing agent reduces a variety of functional groups under microwave irradiation (MWI) in very good yields with in short time. However, aliphatic and aromatic esters were not reduced under MWI (even after 25 minutes of irradiation). Besides these reducing properties the reagent displays chemoselectivity towards functional group and used in asymmetric synthesis. The combination of borane species from amine.borane with microwave irradiation provides a convenient and rapid method for reduction of functional groups. Keywords: DMANB; microwave irradiation; reduction; chemoselectivity
ISSN:1984-6428
1984-6428
DOI:10.17807/orbital.v6i1.498