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Luche Reduction Ce. Cl 3 promotes the 1, 2 reduction of a, b-unsaturated ketones, over the conjugate (1, 4) reduction. Link
DIBAL = Diisobutylaluminum Hydride Link
Piv. Cl = pivaloyl chloride = t-Bu-COCl TBS-Cl = tert-Butyldimethylsilyl Chloride DIBAL = Diisobutylaluminum Hydride TPAP = Tetrapropylammonium Perruthenate NMO = N-Methylmorpholine-N-oxide
Ley, Steven V. ; Norman, Joanne; Griffith, William P. ; Marsden, Stephen P. Tetrapropylammonium perruthenate, Pr 4 N+Ru. O 4 -, TPAP: a catalytic oxidant for organic synthesis. Synthesis (1994), (7), 639 -66.
Li. HMDS = Lithium Hexamethyldisilazide = Li. N(Si. Me 3)2
Julia Olefination Link
Diimide Reductions
Boukouvalas, John; Wang, Jian-Xin. Structure Revision and Synthesis of a Novel Labdane Diterpenoid from Zingiber ottensii. Organic Letters (2008), 10(16), 3397 -3399.
Weinreb Amide
Weinreb Amide General
LAB = Lithium amidotrihydroborate = Li. H 2 NBH 3
TIPS = Triisopropylsilyl PCC = Pyridinium Chlorochromate
TFEF = 2, 2, 2 -trifluoroethyl formate = HCO 2 CH 2 CF 3
Donohoe, Timothy J. ; Thomas, Rhian E. ; Cheeseman, Matthew D. ; Rigby, Caroline L. ; Bhalay, Gurdip; Linney, Ian D. Flexible Strategy for the Synthesis of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids. Organic Letters (2008), 10(16), 3615 -3618.
Li. TMP = Lithium tetramethylpiperidide DBB = Di-tert-butylbiphenyl Boc = tert-butyloxycarbonyl = t-Bu. O-CO
Birch Reduction
Mechanism of the Birch Reduction
However, the original Birch reduction conditions have some drawbacks, one of which is the use of liquid ammonia as solvent. The use of other electron donating reagents can permit the use of THF as solvent.
Red-Al is less oxygen sensitive and more soluble than Li. Al. H 4.
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TMO = trimethylamine-N-oxide p. TSA = p-toluenesulfonic acid
DMP = Dess-Martin Periodinane
Li. BH 4 is a somewhat stronger reducing agent than Na. BH 4 … But still safer than Li. Al. H 4
Horner-Emmons-Wadsworth Reaction
Mechanism of the HEW Reaction
Corey-Bakshi-Shibata Reduction