2,2'-azo-bisisobutyronitrile in toluene byproducts: CH2CH(CH2)3CH3, C5H9CH3, C6H12; 6-bromo-1-hexene and azobisisobutyronitrile (catalyst) were added to soln. of Sn hydride in toluene under Ar; mixt. was refluxed for 3 h; distd.; chromd.;

in tetrachloromethane byproducts: CHCl3; decompn. of NPh3SnH in CCl4 at 25 °C, 2h; monitoring by IR;

borane-THF in tetrahydrofuran addn. of borane soln. to trineophyltin hydroxide soln. under nitrogen with magnetic stirring; refluxing, 1 h; evapn. under reduced pressure; addn. of diethyl ether and water; stirring, 10 min.; removal of aq. layer by pipette; washing ether layer with water; repeating twice; drying over magnesium sulfate; filtration; evapn. in vac.; crystn.; elem. anal.; by the method of Chopa et al., synthesis, 1983, 722;

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