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. 2018 Jul 2;14:1637–1641. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.14.139

Table 1.

Optimization studies.

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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.