Iridium-catalyzed efficient reduction of ketones in water with formic acid as a hydride donor at low catalyst loading

被引:68
作者
Liu, Ji-tian [1 ,2 ]
Yang, Shiyi [2 ]
Tang, Weiping [3 ]
Yang, Zhanhui [2 ]
Xu, Jiaxi [2 ]
机构
[1] Peking Univ, Coll Chem & Mol Engn, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
[2] Beijing Univ Chem Technol, Dept Organ Chem, State Key Lab Chem Resource Engn, Fac Sci, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China
[3] Univ Wisconsin, Sch Pharm, Madison, WI 53705 USA
基金
中国国家自然科学基金; 中国博士后科学基金;
关键词
ASYMMETRIC TRANSFER HYDROGENATION; SOLUBLE AMINOSULFONAMIDE LIGANDS; DEPENDENT TRANSFER HYDROGENATION; BIPHASIC TRANSFER HYDROGENATION; AQUEOUS SODIUM FORMATE; ASTERISK-IR COMPLEXES; CARBONYL-COMPOUNDS; GREEN CHEMISTRY; CP-ASTERISK; RHODIUM COMPLEXES;
D O I
10.1039/c8gc00348c
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
A highly efficient and chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of ketones in water has been successfully achieved with our newly developed catalyst. Simple ketones, as well as - or -functionalized ketones, are readily reduced. Formic acid is used as a traceless hydride source. At very low catalyst loading (S/C = 10000 in most cases; S/C = 50000 or 100000 in some cases), the iridium catalyst is impressively efficient at reducing ketones in good to excellent yields. The TOF value can be as high as up to 26000 mol mol(-1) h(-1). A variety of functional groups are well tolerated, for example, heteroaryl, aryloxy, alkyloxy, halogen, cyano, nitro, ester, especially acidic methylene, phenol and carboxylic acid groups.
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页码:2118 / 2124
页数:7
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