General Characteristics Thioethers and thioacetals can be reductively desulfurized by treating them with Raney nickel. The reduction of the latter is a common way to deoxygenate carbonyl groups. ...
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L/N/K-Selectride
General Characteristic The reagents having the formula M[HB(sec-Bu)3] are used as reducing agents. There are three types with different cations: L-Selectride (lithium), N-Selectride (sodium), and ...
Bechamp Reduction
General Characteristics The reduction of aromatic nitro group using iron powder and HCl is called the Bechamp reduction. Besides these classical conditions, other reagents such as tin(II) chloride ...
Reduction with Metal Hydrides
General Characteristics Carbonyl compounds are reduced by metal hydride reagents to give alcohols. A number of reagents with various reducing strengths and properties are known. The metal hydride ...