Synthetic Communications · 2002 · 59 citations · 9 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryReaction EngineeringCatalytic MaterialsOxidation-reduction ReactionsSelective Catalytic Reduction
ABSTRACT Reduction of a variety of nitriles to their corresponding primary amines can be achieved with nickel boride generated in situ in dry ethanol at ambient temperature. The reductions are very rapid and chemoselective.
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Dictionary of Organic Compounds
Forty years of hydride reductions
Herbert C. Brown, S. Krishnamurthy · Tetrahedron · 1979 · 449 citations