Raney Ni as Recyclable and Selective Catalyst for the Reduction of α‐Pinene to cis‐Pinane with NaBH₄ at Room Temperature

Abstract

Raney Ni was introduced to catalyze the reduction of α-pinene to cis-pinane by NaBH 4 at room temperature. The catalyst showed good activity, selectivity and recyclability in ethanol during the reaction. Deuterium experiments indicated that hydrogen source for the reaction should derive from NaBH 4 and ethanol. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8