Abstract
A number of cyclopropanecarboxylic acids have been reduced by BH3 reagents in THF to the corresponding cyclopropyl alcohols; the yield is sensitive to the steric influence of the substituents attached to the ring, the reaction temperature, and the nature of the borane reagent.
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