Reduction of Symmetric and Mixed Anhydrides of Carboxylic Acids by Sodium Borohydride with Dropwise Addition of Methanol

1 January 1987

journal article
research article
Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synthesis

Vol. 1987 (07) , 647-648
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1987-28035

Abstract

Symmetric and mixed anhydrides of carboxylic acids are reduced in high yields with sodium borohydride in tetrahydrofuran with dropwise addition of methanol.

Keywords

SODIUM
TETRAHYDROFURAN
MIXED ANHYDRIDES
ANHYDRIDES OF CARBOXYLIC
SYMMETRIC AND MIXED
BOROHYDRIDE

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