ORGLIST: zinc borohydride

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From: Paul Handley (p.handley$##$chemistry.uq.edu.au)
Date: Sun Apr 09 2000 - 05:08:55 EDT

>Dear colleagues,
>
>I want to buy Zinc Borohydride (Zn(BH4)2). Searching in some known
>catalogues and internet search engines for chemicals was unsuccesfully.
>Do you know a company which sell it ?
>
>Many thanks,
>Sorin Filip

You might be able to generate it in situ, eg substrate + ZnCl2 in methanol,
add NaBH4 with stirring. I know this works for CoCl2/NaBH4 for reducing
nitriles, nitros and amides, see Tet Lett. no. 52 p4555 1969

Paul Handley
Dept. of Chemistry
University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
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