Claims
- 1. A method of reducing an organic compound selected from the group consisting of ketones, aldehydes, acids, esters, anhydrides, acidic chlorides, amides, sulfoxides, and phosphine oxides comprising contacting said organic compound with at least a stoichiometric amount of a mixed alkoxy-hydride compound of the formula M[AlH.sub.4-n (OR).sub.n ].sub.2 which may be complexed with a Lewis base, wherein M is an alkaline earth metal, R is selected from an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms an n is a number between 0.5 and 3.5 in the presence of an inert organic solvent.
- 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein R is selected from an alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl group.
- 3. The method according to claim 2 wherein R is an alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms.
- 4. The method according to claim 1 wherein R is CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3.
- 5. The method according to claim 1 wherein said solvent is selected from ethereal, or an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon solvent.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional application of Ser. No. 960,781 filed on Nov. 15, 1978 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,219,491 and claims the priority of Italian Patent Application No. 29752 A/77 filed on Nov. 17, 1977.
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Isslieb et al., Leitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 299 58 (1959) (Abstract). |
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