Reductive molecular transformations by sodium or zinc hydrides

• Main Author: Ong, Derek Yiren
• Other Authors: Chiba Shunsuke
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry::Organic synthesis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138104
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Reductive molecular transformations are highly valuable and important protocols for their synthetic applications in various fields. The use of sodium hydride as the hydride source has been under developed due to its inert reactivity as a hydride donor. This thesis describes new utilization of sodium...