Development of a novel secondary phosphine oxide–ruthenium(II) catalyst and its application for carbonyl reduction

Xuefeng Tan; Weijun Zeng; Xiaoyong Zhang; Lung Wa Chung; Xumu Zhang

doi:10.1039/C7CC07647A

Development of a novel secondary phosphine oxide–ruthenium(II) catalyst and its application for carbonyl reduction

Xuefeng Tan,^a Weijun Zeng,^a Xiaoyong Zhang,^a Lung Wa Chung*^a and Xumu Zhang*^a

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^a Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, P. R. China
E-mail: xumu@whu.edu.cn, oscarchung@sustc.edu.cn

Abstract

A secondary phosphine oxide–phosphine mixed tridentate ligand and its ruthenium complex have been developed. This complex shows excellent catalytic activity for carbonyl reduction, especially for the reduction of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. The turnover number and selectivity can reach up to 36 500 and 99%, respectively. Control experiments and DFT calculations supported an outer-sphere mechanism during the hydrogenation reaction.

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DOI: 10.1039/C7CC07647A

Citation: Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 535-538

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Development of a novel secondary phosphine oxide–ruthenium(II) catalyst and its application for carbonyl reduction

X. Tan, W. Zeng, X. Zhang, L. W. Chung and X. Zhang, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 535
DOI: 10.1039/C7CC07647A
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