Borane reducing resins
AssigneeRohm and Haas Company
InventorLarry Manziek
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Abstract
This invention relates to solid nonionic cross-linked resins containing amine or phosphine borane adducts and their use as reducing agents for metal ions, aldehydes, ketones, alkenes and the like. This invention also relates to the use of these resins as starting materials for the preparation of novel metal catalysts for use in hydrogenation reactions.
Claims9
In a process for the reduction of aldehydes, ketones and olefins the improvement which comprises contacting an aldehyde, ketone or olefin with a nonionic borane reducing resin which comprises a solid, cross-linked copolymer containing a plurality of amine- or phosphine-borane adducts.
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