Guoqi Zhang and Susan K. Hanson
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 10151-10153
DOI:
10.1039/C3CC45900D,
Communication
![[double bond, length as m-dash]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/h2_char_e001.gif)
O and CN bonds
An earth-abundant metal cobalt catalyst has been developed for the transfer hydrogenation of ketones, aldehydes, and imines under mild conditions. Experiments are described which provide insights into the mechanism of the transfer hydrogenation reaction.
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