Merck, 192120-100ML, Borane dimethyl sulfide complex solution

General description
Borane dimethyl sulfide complex (BMS) acts as a highly efficient and selective reducing agent in the presence of catalytic sodium tetrahydroborate for α-hydroxy esters. Asymmetric borane reduction of a variety of prochiral ketones with BMS using spiroborate esters as catalyst has been reported.
Application
Reactant used as a regioselective reducing agent

Reactant involved in:
Hydroboration / oxidation
Synthesis of cage compounds
Borane dimethyl sulfide complex (BMS) solution may be used in the following studies:
One-pot conversion of alkynes into 1,2-diols.
Preparation of iminopentitols.
Reduction of representative organic functional groups, such as esters, nitriles and amides.
Used along with a dendrimeric supported L-pyrrolidinol in the asymmetric reduction of indanones and tetralones.
Asymmetric reduction of ferrocenyl-1,3-diketones to chiral 1,3-diols.
Highly enantioselective reduction of ketones catalyzed by C₃-symmetric tripodal hydroxyamides.