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Aqueous Room‐Temperature Gold‐Catalyzed Chemoselective Transfer Hydrogenation of Aldehydes
Author(s) -
He Lin,
Ni Ji,
Wang LuCun,
Yu FengJiao,
Cao Yong,
He HeYong,
Fan KangNian
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200901261
Subject(s) - nanoclusters , aqueous solution , formate , transfer hydrogenation , catalysis , chemistry , organic chemistry , ruthenium
Green reduction at room temperature : Gold nanoclusters supported on mesostructured ceria matrix (Au/ meso ‐CeO 2 , see figure) are exceptionally effective for aqueous formate‐mediated transfer reduction of a wide range of aldehydes to alcohols with high functional group tolerance at room temperature.