“…Alternatively, Raney nickel can be used to catalyze the reduction of aromatic nitriles to benzylamines in methanol containing sodium borohydride. [147,148] The chemical behavior of sodium borohydride also changes markedly on addition of transition metal salts, such as cobalt(II) chloride, [149] nickel(II) chloride, [150,151] zirconium(IV) chloride, [152] copper(II) sulfate, [153] or rhodium(III) chloride, [154] which permits fine tuning of the reactivity. Among these additives, nickel and cobalt salts are the most intensively studied and give the most reliable results.…”