[bamster]

we used NaBH4 and ethanol as the reducing agent. Theirs these 2 questions at the end of the lab that that I have no idea what the answer is.

1. How would you change this experiment if you wished to reduce the double band?
2. How would you change this experiment if you wished to reduce the aromatic ring?

[discodermolide]

we used NaBH4 and ethanol as the reducing agent. Theirs these 2 questions at the end of the lab that that I have no idea what the answer is.

1. How would you change this experiment if you wished to reduce the double band?
2. How would you change this experiment if you wished to reduce the aromatic ring?

1 use transfer hydrogenation for the double band
2 use Nishimura's catalyst for the aromatic ring