Articles by tag "Reducing agent"

1. Aladdin® Reducing Agents
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   A reducing agent, also known as a reductant, is a substance that has the ability to donate electrons to another substance.
2. Thioacetic acid (AcSH)
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   Thioacetic acid can be used as a mild reducing agent for the deoxygenation of sulfoxides, reduction of azides and azobenzenes.
3. Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH)
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   Dehydrogenases function as enzymes responsible for oxidizing and reducing carbonyl groups, particularly alcohols. These enzymes primarily rely on NAD(P)H for their activity. In the reduction process of aldehydes and ketones, baker yeast is frequently employed.
4. Ascorbic Acid; Vitamin C
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   Ascorbic Acid; Vitamin C
5. Tetrahydroxydiboron/Bis-Boric Acid/BBA/B2(OH)4
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   Tetrahydroxydiboron is a reducing agent, that for example slowly produces hydrogen gas in water.
6. 9-Borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane / 9-BBN
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   9-Borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane or 9-BBN is an organoborane compound. This colourless solid is used in organic chemistry as a hydroboration reagent. The compound exists as a hydride-bridged dimer, which easily cleaves in the presence of reducible substrates. 9-BBN is also known by its nickname ...
7. Benzaldehyde
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   Benzaldehyde (C6H5CHO) is an organic compound consisting of a benzene ring with a formyl substituent. It is among the simplest aromatic aldehydes and one of the most industrially useful.
8. Benzyl Alcohol
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   Benzyl alcohol (also known as α-cresol) is an aromatic alcohol with the formula C6H5CH2OH. The benzyl group is often abbreviated "Bn" (not to be confused with "Bz" which is used for benzoyl); thus benzyl alcohol is denoted as BnOH. Benzyl alcohol is a colorless liquid with a mild pleasant ...
9. Bis(neopentylglycolato)diboron, B2nep2
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   Bis(neopentylglycolato)diboron, B2nep2
10. Boranes (Dimethylsulfide Borane, Borane-Tetrahydrofuran Complex)
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    Diborane (B2H6), the simplest borane, is a useful reagent with many applications, but it is pyrophoric, gaseous and not convenient to handle. There is a wide range of boranes: Decaborane for example is not as reactive as diborane and is used as reducing agent too.