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Silver‐Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Aldehydes in Water
Author(s) -
Jia Zhenhua,
Zhou Feng,
Liu Mingxin,
Li Xingshu,
Chan Albert S. C.,
Li ChaoJun
Publication year - 2013
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.201306243
Subject(s) - catalysis , phosphine , denticity , chemistry , ligand (biochemistry) , organic chemistry , silver bullet , materials science , metal , biochemistry , receptor , metallurgy
Silver bullet : The first silver‐catalyzed hydrogenation in water was developed. A silver complex containing a bulky monodentate phosphine ligand was used to generate alcohols from a broad range of aldehydes, including aliphatic, aromatic, and heterocyclic aldehydes. This method provides a direct and efficient route to alcohols from aldehydes and opens a new avenue in silver catalysis.