Sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium hydride in petroleum ether; a reagent for the selective reduction of brominated fatty esters to bromo alcohols

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919608003721

The combination of NaH₂Al(OCH₂CH₂OMe)₂/petroleum ether was found to be highly effective for the selective reduction of long chain esters to alcohols in the presence of alkyl bromides.

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Sodium BIS(2-
Methoxyethoxy)Aluminium
Hydride in Petroleum Ether;
A Reagent for the Selective
Reduction of Brominated
Fatty Esters to Bromo
Alcohols
a
Andy Wells
a
SC-UK, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals ,
Old Powder Mills, nr Leigh, Tonbridge, Kent,
TN11 9AN, UK
Published online: 21 Aug 2006.
To cite this article: Andy Wells (1996) Sodium BIS(2-Methoxyethoxy)Aluminium
Hydride in Petroleum Ether; A Reagent for the Selective Reduction of Brominated
Fatty Esters to Bromo Alcohols, Synthetic Communications: An International
Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 26:6,
1143-1147, DOI: 10.1080/00397919608003721
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