Reversal of regioselectivity in the reduction of gem-disubstituted cyclic carboxylic acid anhydrides

1 January 1982

journal article
research article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

No. 8,p. 458-459
https://doi.org/10.1039/c39820000458

Abstract

The regioselective partial reduction of gem-disubstituted cyclic carboxylic acid anhydrides to the corresponding γ-lactones with LiAlH ₄or NaBH₄is almost completely reversed when potassium tri-s butylborohydride is used as the reducing agent.

Keywords

REVERSAL
REGIOSELECTIVITY
NABH4IS
CORRESPONDING
4OR
LIALH
TRI
BUTYLBOROHYDRIDE
PARTIAL

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