Bouveault–Blanc reduction
The Bouveault–Blanc reduction is a chemical reaction in which an ester is reduced to primary alcohols using absolute ethanol and sodium metal. It was first reported by Louis Bouveault and Gustave Louis Blanc in 1903. Bouveault and Blanc demonstrated the reduction of ethyl oleate and n-butyl oleate to oleyl alcohol. Modified versions of which were subsequently refined and published in Organic Syntheses.
| Bouveault-Blanc reduction | |
|---|---|
| Named after | Louis Bouveault Gustave Louis Blanc |
| Reaction type | Organic redox reaction |
| Identifiers | |
| Organic Chemistry Portal | bouveault-blanc-reduction |
| RSC ontology ID | RXNO:0000119 |
This reaction is used commercially although for laboratory scale reactions it was made obsolete by the introduction of lithium aluminium hydride.
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