Selective reducing agent for aldehydes, ketones, oximes, enamines. Reductive animation of ketones, aldehydes. Reductive alkylation of amines, hydrazines Sodium cyanoborohydride is used as a reagent involved in the reductive amination of aldehydes, ketones, oximes and enamines. It is also used in the reductive alkylation of amines and hydrazines. It acts as a catalyst in the preparation of phenolate-bridged dilanthanum(III) complex. In addition, it is used in the conversion of imines to amines. It plays an important role in the reductive deoxygenation of ketones.

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