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Dihydrogen Reduction of Carboxylic Esters to Alcohols under the Catalysis of Homogeneous Ruthenium Complexes: High Efficiency and Unprecedented Chemoselectivity
Author(s) -
Saudan Lionel A.,
Saudan Christophe M.,
Debieux Catherine,
Wyss Patrick
Publication year - 2007
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.200701015
Subject(s) - chemoselectivity , ruthenium , homogeneous , chemistry , catalysis , homogeneous catalysis , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , mathematics , combinatorics
The missing link : The presence of two N,P bridges in the ruthenium complexes used as catalysts for the title reaction is essential. Esters that contain isolated CC bonds are reduced to the corresponding unsaturated alcohols in high yields with high chemoselectivity (see example).