Deoxygenation of Primary Amides to Amines with Pinacolborane Catalyzed by Ca[N(SiMe3)2]2(THF)2

Deoxygenative reduction of amides is a challenging but favorable synthetic method of accessing amines. In the presence of a catalytic amount of Ca[N(SiMe3)2]2(THF)2, pinacolborane (HBpin) could eff...