Borane ''tert''-butylamine is an
amine borane complex derived from
''tert''-butylamine and
borane. It is a colorless solid.
The compound is prepared by the reaction of tert-butylammonium chloride and
sodium borohydride:
[Girolami, G. S.; Rauchfuss, T. B. and Angelici, R. J., Synthesis and Technique in Inorganic Chemistry, University Science Books: Mill Valley, CA, 1999.]
:''t''-BuNH
3Cl + NaBH
4 → ''t''-BuNH
2BH
3 + H
2 + NaCl
In
organic synthesis
Organic synthesis is a special branch of chemical synthesis and is concerned with the intentional construction of organic compounds. Organic molecules are often more complex than inorganic compounds, and their synthesis has developed into one o ...
, borane ''tert-''butylamine can be used for selective
reduction of certain
functional groups including
aldehydes,
ketone
In organic chemistry, a ketone is a functional group with the structure R–C(=O)–R', where R and R' can be a variety of carbon-containing substituents. Ketones contain a carbonyl group –C(=O)– (which contains a carbon-oxygen double bo ...
s,
oximes, and
imines.
In
photographic processing, it is used in the
E-4 process, as "chemical enlighting" step in the processing of the film.
See also
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Ammonia borane
Ammonia borane (also systematically named amminetrihydridoboron), also called borazane, is the chemical compound with the formula H3NBH3. The colourless or white solid is the simplest molecular boron-nitrogen-hydride compound. It has attracted att ...
References
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Boranes
Boron–nitrogen compounds
Reagents for organic chemistry
Tert-butyl compounds