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316393

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Sodium triacetoxyborohydride

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Synonym(s):

STAB

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Linear Formula:
(CH3COO)3BHNa
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
211.94
Beilstein:
4047608
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22
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Assay

>95%

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

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SMILES string

[Na+].CC(=O)O[BH-](OC(C)=O)OC(C)=O

InChI

1S/C6H10BO6.Na/c1-4(8)11-7(12-5(2)9)13-6(3)10;/h7H,1-3H3;/q-1;+1

InChI key

HHYFEYBWNZJVFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Sodium triacetoxyborohydride (NaBH(OAc)3) is particularly effective in reductive aminations due to its large scope, mildness, and selectivity. It is preferred to sodium cyanoborohydride(NaBH3CN) in many applications due to reduced toxicity of the side products formed, and better yields and reproducibility during synthesis.
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Application

Sodium triacetoxyborohydride or [NaBH(OAc)3] can be used as a reagent:
  • In the reductive amination of ketones and aldehydes.
  • To prepare N-benzyl-γ-valerolactam by reacting with methyl 4-oxopentanoate and benzylamine via reductive amination/lactamization.
  • To reduce imines and enamines to corresponding amines.
  • To reduce quinolines and isoquinolines to corresponding tetrahydro derivatives.
  • In the hydroboration of alkenes.
  • To synthesize nitroxide biradicals for creating high relaxivity terminal groups linkage to dendrimers.
Applications using Sodium triacetoxyborohydride

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Sol. 1 - Repr. 1B - Water-react 1

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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  3. What is Product 316393, Sodium triacetoxyborohydride, used for?

    Sodium triacetoxyborohydride (NaBH(OAc)3) is particularly effective in reductive aminations due to its large scope, mildness, and selectivity.

  4. Which is better to use, Product 316393, Sodium triacetoxyborohydride, or sodium cyanoborohydride?

    It is preferred to sodium cyanoborohydride (NaBH3CN) in many applications due to reduced toxicity of the side products formed, and better yields and reproducibility during synthesis. (See Chemfiles, vol 5, no. 9).   The reductive aminations of complex substrates also proceed smoothly using sodium triacetoxyborohydride.

  5. How else can Product 316393, Sodium triacetoxyborohydride, be used as a reducing agent?

    Recently, sodium triacetoxyborohydride was used to stereoselectively reduce    4-ketoprolines to the corresponding trans-hydroxy-proline in excellent yields.  By comparison, reduction of the 4-ketoproline esters failed to provide any product.

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A review on the use of sodium triacetoxyborohydride in the reductive amination of ketones and aldehydes
Abdel-Magid AF and Mehrman SJ
Organic Process Research & Development, 10(5), 971-1031 (2006)
Methods of enhancement of reactivity and selectivity of sodium borohydride for applications in organic synthesis
Periasamy M and Thirumalaikumar M
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 609(1-2), 137-151 (2000)
Use of Sodium Triacetoxyborohydride in Reductive Amination of Ketones and Aldehydes
Abdel-Magid et al.
ACS Symp. Ser., 641, 201-216 (1996)
Reductive Amination of Aldehydes and Ketones with Sodium Triacetoxyborohydride
Abdel-Magid AF, Maryanoff CA, Carson KG
Tetrahedron Letters, 31 (39), 5595-5598 (1990)
Sodium Triacetoxyborohydride
Gribble GW and Abdel-Magid AF
Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Second Edition (2001)

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