Reduction of α-trialkylsiloxy nitriles with diisobutylaluminium hydride (DIBAH): A facile preparation of α-trialkylsiloxy aldehydes and their derivatives
could be achieved via the reduction of α-trimethylsiloxy nitriles with diisobutylaluminium hydride (DIBAH) starting from a variety of ketones. The facile synthesis of optically active α-tert-butyldimethylsiloxy aldehydes was attained by combination of asymmetric silylcyanation of aldehydes and DIBAH reduction of optically active α-siloxy nitriles. Furthermore, in the reduction of some α-tert-butyldimethylsiloxy-β