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Abstract
Utilizing the rate difference in alkoxy alkyl radical formation from aldehydes versus ketones with low-valent titanium, aldehydes are preferentially reduced with tributyltin hydride. The difference in reactivity allows aldehydes to be reduced in the presence of ketones without laborious protection-deprotection steps.