Efficient homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of esters to alcohols

被引:490
作者
Zhang, J
Leitus, G
Ben-David, Y
Milstein, D [1 ]
机构
[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Organ Chem, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
[2] Weizmann Inst Sci, Chem Res Support, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
关键词
alcohols; esters; homogeneous catalysis; hydrogenation; ruthenium;
D O I
10.1002/anie.200503771
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
(Chemical Equation Presented) With open arms: A ruthenium PNN complex (see scheme) catalyzes the hydrogenation of esters in high yields under neutral conditions. The analogous PNP complex is less active. A mechanism is proposed based on the hemilabile nature of the PNN ligand which allows a vacant site to be created by decoordination of the -CH2NEt2 arm. © 2006 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
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