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Transfer Hydrogenation in Water
Author(s) -
Wu Xiaofeng,
Wang Chao,
Xiao Jianliang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the chemical record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1528-0691
pISSN - 1527-8999
DOI - 10.1002/tcr.201600089
Subject(s) - transfer hydrogenation , catalysis , noyori asymmetric hydrogenation , aqueous solution , chemistry , aqueous medium , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , ruthenium
This article provides an account of our group's efforts in developing aqueous‐phase transfer hydrogenation reactions. It is comprised of mainly two parts. The first part concentrates on asymmetric transfer hydrogenation in water, enabled by Noyori–Ikariya catalysts, while the second part is concerned with the achiral version of the reaction catalysed by a new class of catalysts, iridacycles. A range of substrates are featured, including various carbonyl compounds and N‐heterocycles.