Borane-tert-butylamine complex is used in stereoselective reduction of a steroidal ketone and for a review of amine boranes as selective reducing and hydroborating agents. It is also used as strong co-reducing agent in the syntheses of copper (I) oxide nanoparticles, diphosphine-protected gold nanocluster and 4-acetoxycinnamyl alcohols.
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Applications
Borane-tert-butylamine complex is used in stereoselective reduction of a steroidal ketone and for a review of amine boranes as selective reducing and hydroborating agents. It is also used as strong co-reducing agent in the syntheses of copper (I) oxide nanoparticles, diphosphine-protected gold nanocluster and 4-acetoxycinnamyl alcohols.
Solubility
Soluble in water (27 g/L at 20°C) and methanol.
Notes
Store in cool place. Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Incompatible with oxidizing agents and acids.
RUO – Research Use Only
John M Pettibone.; Jeffrey W Hudgens. Reaction network governing diphosphine-protected gold nanocluster formation from nascent cationic platforms. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2012, 14 (12), 4142-4154.
Na Rae Kim.; Inyu Jung.; Yun Hwan Jo.; Hyuck Mo Lee. A simple process for the preparation of copper (I) oxide nanoparticles by a thermal decomposition process with borane tert-butylamine complex. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 2013, 13 (9), 6027-6032.
Solid, water-soluble reducing agent. For use in stereoselective reduction of a steroidal ketone, see: Synth. Commun., 11, 875 (1981). Reduces aldehydes, generated in situ by hydrolysis of acetals with aqueous triflic acid in THF, to primary alcohols: Synlett, 59 (1999). For a review of amine boranes as selective reducing and hydroborating agents, see: Org. Prep. Proced. Int., 16, 335 (1984).