Concepedia

Borrowing hydrogen: a catalytic route to C–C bond formation from alcohols

Michael G. Edwards, Rodolphe Jazzar, Belinda M. Paine, Duncan J. Shermer, Michael K. Whittlesey, Jonathan M. J. Williams, Dean D. Edney

Chemical Communications · 2003 · 204 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

Ruthenium complexes have been shown to perform efficient transfer hydrogenation reactions between alcohols and alkenes; in combination with an in situ Wittig reaction, indirect formation of C-C bonds has been achieved from alcohols.

References

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Optically Active Iridium Imidazol-2-ylidene-oxazoline Complexes:  Preparation and Use in Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Arylalkenes

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Chelated Iridium(III) Bis-carbene Complexes as Air-Stable Catalysts for Transfer Hydrogenation

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