Chemoselective Transfer Hydrogenation of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones Catalyzed by Iridium Complexes

Efficient chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of the C=C bond of α,β-unsaturated ketones has been developed, using the iridium complexes containing pyridine-imidazolidinyl ligands as catalysts and formic acid as a hydrogen source. In comparison with organic solvents or H2O as solvent, the mixed so...

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Main Authors: Yanping Xia, Lu Ouyang, Jianhua Liao, Xiao Yang, Renshi Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021-01-01
Series:SynOpen
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1706022