Table 3.

Substrate Scope.^a

entry	R	ketone	time (min)	yieldb (%)	alcohol
1	4-Me–C6H4	5a	30	92	8a
2	3-Me–C6H4	5b	10	90	8b
3	4-MeO–C6H4	5c	180	91	8c
4	4-Br–C6H4	5d	10	93	8d
5	1-naphthyl	5e	60	86	8e
6	2-furyl	5f	10	82	8f
7	2-thiophen	5g	60	83	8g
8c	isopropyl	5h	60	77	8h

^aUnless otherwise noted, reactions were performed on 0.1 mmol scale with 1.5 equiv of Et₃SiH in dichloromethane (1.0 mL).

^bYield of isolated, purified product.

^c0.2 equiv of 3e was used as catalyst.