Abstract
Homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of esters to alcohols is an industrially important, environmentally benign reaction. While precious metal-based catalysts for this reaction are now well known, only very few catalysts based on first-row metal complexes were reported. Here we present the hydrogenation of esters catalyzed by a complex of earth-abundant manganese. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions and insight into the mechanism is provided based on an NMR study and the synthesis of novel Mn complexes postulated as intermediates.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
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| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 2016 |
Keywords
- Alcohols
- Esters
- Homogeneous catalysis
- Manganese
- Pincer complexes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
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Espinosa-Jalapa, N. A., Nerush, A., Shimon, L. J. W., Leitus, G., Avram, L., Ben-David, Y., & Milstein, D. (Accepted/In press). Manganese-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Esters to Alcohols. Chemistry - A European Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201604991