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alkene H2/Pt or H2/Pd H2/Pt/BaSO4 LiAlH4 LiAl(OtBu)3H NaBH4 B2H6, BH3 Na or Li Na, NH3 Sn,Zn,orFe,HCl Zn(Hg),HCl Mg RMgX RLi, RNa R2CuLi, R2Cd O=C !C! RC/C! 3P=CHR NH2NH2, OH! alkene alkyne aromatic alkyl ring halide
! no reaction
alkyne + +
alcohol OH
epoxide +
acid chloride + + + + + !
carbox. acid !
ester +
amide +
nitrile +
nitro, nitroso +
! ! ! +
CH ! ! + CH + + +
OH
+ !
+ slow + +
+ ! OH +
+ + ! +
+ ! some +
+ ! ! +
+ ! ! !
+ +
+ + + + + + + +
CH CH
+ + + + +
OH OH
+ + slow
+ + slow + CH + +
OH OH
OH OH OH
+ +
+ CH + +
alcohol
epoxide
aldehyde ketone
Alkenes conjugated with carbonyls may be reduced by hydride and organometallic reagents, unlike nonpolar alkenes; C=O/C=C selectivity is always sensitive to stereochemistry A blank space means that information was not readily available or provided examples of both + and !; contributions welcome. L. M. SWEETING 1995