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On Water and in Air: Fast and Highly Chemoselective Transfer Hydrogenation of Aldehydes with Iridium Catalysts
Author(s) -
Wu Xiaofeng,
Liu Jianke,
Li Xiaohong,
ZanottiGerosa Antonio,
Hancock Fred,
Vinci Daniele,
Ruan Jiwu,
Xiao Jianliang
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200602122
Subject(s) - iridium , transfer hydrogenation , catalysis , ethylenediamine , solvent , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , ruthenium
Water as solvent : A fast, selective, and high‐yielding transfer hydrogenation of a wide range of aldehydes is achieved using Ir III catalysts containing simple ethylenediamine (en) ligands (see scheme; Ts= p ‐toluenesulfonyl, TOF=turnover frequency). This procedure is suitable for aldehydes with a wide range of functional groups.