Table 1.
entry | hydride (equiv) | base (equiv) | yield, %a |
1 | NaBH3CN (1.5) | – | 46 |
2 | NaBH3CN (1.5) | pyridine (1.5) | 77b |
3 | Py-BH3 (1.5) | pyridine (1.5) | 78b |
4 | Py-BH3 (2.0) | pyridine (2.0) | 80b |
5 | NHC·BH3 (1.5) | pyridine (1.5) | 76c |
6 | NaBH3CN (2.0) | pyridine (1.5) | 83c |
7 | NaBH3CN (2.0) | NaOAc (1.5) | 74b |
aDetermined by 19F NMR with internal standard. bOligomeric byproducts (5–11%) were observed. cIsolated yield.