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Selective reduction of polyhalomethanes by means of sodium borohydride

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    It was shown for the first time that sodium borohydride has a reducing action on alkyl halides (polyhalomethanes), and selectivity of the reduction was observed.

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    Carbon tetrabromide was converted into bromoform (yield 74%) and iodoform into methylene iodide (yield 85%); a subsequent stage of reduction in both cases was not observed under the experimental conditions.

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  1. L. Ya. Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry, USSR

    M. M. Nad & K. A. Kocheshkov

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Nad, M.M., Kocheshkov, K.A. Selective reduction of polyhalomethanes by means of sodium borohydride. Russ Chem Bull 6, 1144–1145 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01169395

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