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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1701-1706 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | ChemCatChem |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Mar 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- bidentate ligand
- chemoselective reduction
- cobalt complex
- homogeneous catalysis
- transfer hydrogenation