Description General description L-Selectride® is an air and water sensitive solution mainly used as a bulky stereoselective hydride reducing agent. Application • Reducing agent Reagent for: • Enantioselective synthesis of a-amino acids via reduction of N-tert-butanesulfinyl ketimine esters • Diastereoselective reduction reactions • Hydride reduction of the Danishefsky pyranones • Asymmetric reductive aldol reaction of enones with a-alkoxy aldehydes • Synthesis of alkanols by carbonylation reactions L-Selectride™ solution may be used in the O-demethylation and N-demethylation of opium alkaloids and their derivatives. Packaging 100, 800 mL in Sure/Seal™ 8, 18 L in Kilo-Lab™ View returnable container options. Legal Information 6538 is a trademark of American Type Culture Collection Selectride is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC