Facile Reduction of Intermediates from Carboxylic Acids and 6-Nitro-1-(2-nitrophenylsulfonyloxy)benzotriazole with Sodium Borohydride to Alcohols
Reduction of activated intermediates derived from 6-nitro-1-(2-nitrophenylsulfonyloxy)-benzotriazole and carboxylic acids with sodium borohydride readily afforded the corresponding alcohols in 71-93percent yields.Keywords: 6-nitro-1-(2-nitrophenylsulfonyloxy)benzotriazole; 1-acyloxy-6-nitrobenzotriazole; 3-acyl-6-nitrobenzotriazole 1-oxide; sodium borohydride reduction; alcohol synthesis