Other Notes Reagent for preparing sulfonates from alcohols which can be deoxygenated with triethylborohydride1,2,3
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• Reductive cleavage of a secondary alcohol to methylene has been achieved by reduction of the 2-propanesulfonyl ester with lithium triethylborohydride. Reduction of the mesylate and tosylate yielded only the starting alcohol: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 107, 4088 (1985).