Sodium and potassium gallium hydride exhibit excellent reducing power for the reduction of aliphatic and aromatic halides to the corresponding alkanes or arenes, respectively. KGaH 4 possesses lower reducing power than NaGeH 4 , however, it proves to be an excellent reagent for the selective reduction of the halide in the presence of various functional groups such as ester, nitrile and lactone.
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