Abstract
A concise overview of approaches to perform reductions of various functionalities including aldehydes, ketones, esters, imines, nitriles, nitro groups, alkenes and alkynes under continuous-flow conditions are highlighted and discussed in this short review.
1 Introduction
2 Reduction of Aldehydes, Ketones and Esters
3 Reduction of Imines and Nitriles
4 Reduction of Nitro Groups
5 Reduction of Alkenes
6 Partial Reduction of Alkynes
7 Conclusion
Key words
reductions - flow chemistry - carbonyl reduction - alkene reduction - imine reduction - nitrile reduction - nitro reduction