Chiral Hydride

BINAL-H: Noyori's Chiral Hydride Reagent for Enantioselective Reduction

BINAL-H, introduced by Noyori in 1979, is a chiral modifying reagent formed by combining lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH₄) with equimolar (S)- or (R)-BINOL and ethanol. The …