Borane-dimethyl sulfide complex has proven to be an efficient and selective reducing agent in the presence of catalytic sodium tetrahydroborate for α-hydroxy esters as exemplified in the reduction of dimethyl (S)-(−)-malate, providing the versatile chiral building block of four-carbon backbone.

Borane-dimethyl sulfide complex with catalytic sodium tetrahydroborate effectively reduces -hydroxy esters, providing versatile chiral building blocks with four-carbon backbones.

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Combination of borane-dimethyl sulfide complex with catalytic sodium tetrahydroborate as a selective reducing agent for α-hydroxy esters, versatile chiral building block from (S)-(-)-malic acid

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Combination of borane-dimethyl sulfide complex with catalytic sodium tetrahydroborate as a selective reducing agent for α-hydroxy esters, versatile chiral building block from (S)-(-)-malic acid

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