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The stereochemistry of the reduction of the 2-,3- and 4-methylcyclohexanones by diisobutylaluminum hydride was studied and it was found that in the case of 2-methylcyclohexanone the steric factor exerts an influence on the reduction course.
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Zakharkin, L.I., Khorlina, I.M. Reduction of methylcyclohexanones with diisobutylaluminum hydride. Russ Chem Bull 10, 1057–1058 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00909188
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