A simple reduction of methyl aromatic esters to alcohols using sodium borohydride–methanol system
Authors: De Souza, M.V.N.; Mello, S.C.P.; Boechat, N.; Mendonça, J.S.; Costa, J. Source: Tetrahedron Letters, v. 45, p. 6021-6022, 2004. Publisher: Elsevier Abstract Several aromatic esters were reduced to the corresponding alcohol by using sodium borohydride–methanol system. The reduction was completed within 2.0–4.0 h after refluxing in THF. The alcohol products were isolated after aqueous workup […]
