Issue 83, 2018

Methanol as hydrogen source: transfer hydrogenation of aromatic aldehydes with a rhodacycle

Abstract

A cyclometalated rhodium complex has been shown to perform highly selective and efficient reduction of aldehydes, deriving the hydrogen from methanol. With methanol as both the solvent and hydrogen donor under mild conditions and an open atmosphere, a wide range of aromatic aldehydes were reduced to the corresponding alcohols, without affecting other functional groups.

Graphical abstract: Methanol as hydrogen source: transfer hydrogenation of aromatic aldehydes with a rhodacycle

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Mha 2018
Accepted
25 Ndz 2018
First published
26 Ndz 2018

Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 11805-11808

Methanol as hydrogen source: transfer hydrogenation of aromatic aldehydes with a rhodacycle

A. H. Aboo, E. L. Bennett, M. Deeprose, C. M. Robertson, J. A. Iggo and J. Xiao, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 11805 DOI: 10.1039/C8CC06612D

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