Potassium Tetracarbonylhydridoferrate: A Reagent for the Selective Reduction of Carbonyl Groups

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)78502-9

KHFe(CO)4 is an efficient reagent for the reduction of electron-deficient ketones (trifluoroacetophenone) and for the selective mono-reduction of the keto group of α-ketocarbonyl compounds such as benzil, methyl benzoylformate, N-methylisatine and methyl pyruvate.The phosphite substituted derivative K> is also an efficient reagent for the reduction of trifluoroacetophenone. - key words: potassium tetracarbonylhydridoferrate; ketones; 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds; selective reduction.