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| Name = Borane ''tert''-butylamine
| ImageFile = Borane tert-butylamine.svg
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| OtherNames = ''tert''-Butylamine borane; Trihydro(2-methyl-2-propanamine) boron
|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
| CASNo = 7337-45-3
| PubChem = 6364547
| EINECS = 230-851-5
| ChemSpiderID = 451414
| SMILES = NC(C)(C)C.B
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| C=4 | H=14 | B=1 | N=1
| Appearance = White solid
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| MeltingPtC = 96
| MeltingPt_ref = <ref name="NöthBeyer1964">{{cite journal|last1=Nöth|first1=Heinrich|last2=Beyer|first2=Hasso|last3=Vetter|first3=Hans-Joanchim|title=Beiträge zur Chemie des Bors, XXV. Bis(amin)-dihydrido-bor(III)-halogenide, [(R3–nHnN)2BH2]X2|journal=Chemische Berichte|volume=97|issue=1|year=1964|pages=110–118|issn=0009-2940|doi=10.1002/cber.19640970115}}</ref>
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'''Borane ''tert''-butylamine''' is an [[amine borane complex]] derived from [[tert-Butylamine|''tert''-butylamine]] and [[borane]]. It is a colorless solid.
The compound is prepared by the reaction of tert-butylammonium chloride and [[sodium borohydride]]:<ref>Girolami, G. S.; Rauchfuss, T. B. and Angelici, R. J., Synthesis and Technique in Inorganic Chemistry, University Science Books: Mill Valley, CA, 1999.{{ISBN|0935702482}}</ref>
:''t''-BuNH<sub>3</sub>Cl  +  NaBH<sub>4</sub>   →   ''t''-BuNH<sub>2</sub>BH<sub>3</sub>  +  H<sub>2</sub>  +  NaCl
In [[organic synthesis]], borane ''tert-''butylamine can be used for selective [[organic reduction|reduction]] of certain [[functional group]]s including [[aldehyde]]s, [[ketone]]s, [[oxime]]s, and [[imine]]s.<ref name="PubChem">{{cite web |title=Tert-Butylamine borane |url=https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Tert-Butylamine-borane |website=pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |publisher=NCBI |accessdate=3 September 2019}}</ref>
In [[photographic processing]], it is used in the [[E-4 process|E-4]] process, as "chemical enlighting" step in the processing of the film.
== See also ==
* [[Ammonia borane]]
==References==
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[[Category:Boranes]]
[[Category:Boron–nitrogen compounds]]
[[Category:Photographic chemicals]]
[[Category:Reagents for organic chemistry]]
[[Category:Tert-butyl compounds]]