Cobalt-Catalyzed Chemoselective Transfer Hydrogenation of C=C and C=O Bonds with Alkanols

Biao Lin Jiang, Shuang Shuang Ma, Meng Liang Wang, Dian Sheng Liu, Bao Hua Xu*, Suo Jiang Zhang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

An environmentally benign protocol of chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of C=C and C=O bonds with alkanols under base-free conditions is developed by this study, wherein the cobalt- bidentate phosphine catalyst precursor is commercially available and the active low-valent Co species could be generated in-situ. For the conjugation enones, the vinyl group is selectively reduced, whereas with nonconjugated alkenones, the selectivity is changed to the carbonyl group. Besides, ortho-alkenyl-benzaldehydes/imines are well tolerated, and the reduction solely occurs at the C=O/C=N site with this protocol.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1701-1706
Number of pages6
JournalChemCatChem
Volume11
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Mar 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • bidentate ligand
  • chemoselective reduction
  • cobalt complex
  • homogeneous catalysis
  • transfer hydrogenation

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