SODIUM SULFIDE AS A SELECTIVE REDUCING REAGENT FOR ALDEHYDES TO ALCOHOLS. USE OF ALUMINA AS AN EFFECTIVE CATALYST

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1985.253

Intrinsic reactivity of sodium sulfide is well controlled by impregnating it on alumina, so that aldehydes can be readily reduced to the corresponding alcohols, while ketones, esters and even nitro compounds are all inert toward this reagent.