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The Remarkable Effect of a Simple Ion: Iodide‐Promoted Transfer Hydrogenation of Heteroaromatics
Author(s) -
Wu Jianjun,
Wang Chao,
Tang Weijun,
Pettman Alan,
Xiao Jianliang
Publication year - 2012
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.201201517
Subject(s) - iodide , transfer hydrogenation , rhodium , simple (philosophy) , chemistry , ion , catalysis , combinatorial chemistry , transfer (computing) , scheme (mathematics) , computer science , organic chemistry , mathematics , parallel computing , philosophy , ruthenium , mathematical analysis , epistemology
I can do it! Accelerated by simple iodide ions, rhodium‐catalysed transfer hydrogenation can be readily performed on quinolines, isoquinolines and quinoxalines, affording the tetrahydro products in high yields with low catalyst loading (see scheme).