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Supramolecular Catalyst for Aldehyde Hydrogenation and Tandem Hydroformylation–Hydrogenation
Author(s) -
Diab Lisa,
Šmejkal Tomáš,
Geier Jens,
Breit Bernhard
Publication year - 2009
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.200903620
Subject(s) - hydroformylation , bifunctional , aldehyde , catalysis , tandem , supramolecular chemistry , chemistry , ligand (biochemistry) , chemoselectivity , combinatorial chemistry , substrate (aquarium) , organic chemistry , molecule , rhodium , materials science , biochemistry , receptor , oceanography , composite material , geology
The chemoselective reduction of aldehydes and the tandem hydroformylation–hydrogenation of terminal alkenes are possible with a supramolecular catalyst that operates by a novel mechanism involving substrate activation by hydrogen bonding and subsequent metal–ligand bifunctional hydrogenation (see scheme).