Abstract
Borane in tetrahydrofuran was found to reduce acetals and ketals to ethers, generally in good yield and under mild and convenient conditions. Cyclic acetals and ketals were converted by this reagent into hydroxy ethers. The mechanism appeared to resemble that of reduction with LiAlH4–AlCl3.
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