Reduction of D-(+)-camphor with lithium aluminum hydride to a isomeric mixture of (+)-borneol and (-)-isoborneol
Reaction type:
reaction of the carbonyl group in ketones, reduction, stereoselective addition
Substance classes:
ketone, alcohol, complex metal hydride, natural product
Techniques:
working with moisture exclusion, stirring with KPG stirrer, adding dropwise with an addition funnel, heating under reflux, filtering, evaporating with rotary evaporator, sublimating, use of a cooling bath, heating with oil bath