Efficient cobalt(ii) phthalocyanine-catalyzed reduction of flavones with sodium borohydride†
Pratibha Kumari,Poonam,Shive M. S. Chauhan
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 09/23/2009 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B912928F
Abstract
Efficient and facile reductions of flavones with sodium borohydride (NaBH4) catalyzed by cobalt(II) phthalocyanines afford cis-flavan-4-ols in 89–97% yields.
