Chemistry Letters, Vol.29, No.8, 956-957, 2000
Face selectivity in the borohydride reduction of 4-eq,6-ax-diaryl-5-azaadamantan-2-ones
The highly preferential attack at the rn face in the reduction with sodium borohydride of 4-eq,6-ax-diaryl-5-azaadamantan-2-ones in methanol is described. Steric and electronic effects are involved.