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CHEMCATCHEM
Volume 10, Issue 21, Pages 4858-4862Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201801334
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Homogeneous catalysis; Ruthenium; Transfer hydrogenation; Ethanol
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- EU-INTERREG project BIOVAL
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While isopropanol or formic acid derivatives are mainly applied as hydrogen sources in catalytic transfer hydrogenation reactions, there are only a few reports on the use of primary alcohols. In the present communication we report that ecologically benign and cheap ethanol can be applied with a ruthenium(II) that is completely stable against moisture and oxygen. Catalytic transfer hydrogenation is an equilibrium reaction. Therefore, a rapid removal of acetic aldehyde being formed as the product of ethanol oxidation is the key for high conversions. The reaction shows a broad substrate scope and allows the hydrogenation of ketones, aldehydes and imines.
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