| Literature DB >> 26190772 |
Xinjiang Cui1, Yuehui Li1, Christoph Topf1, Kathrin Junge1, Matthias Beller2.
Abstract
The "green" reduction of carboxylic acids to alcohols is a challenging task in organic chemistry. Herein, we describe a general protocol for generation of alcohols by catalytic hydrogenation of carboxylic acids. Key to success is the use of a combination of Ru(acac)3, triphos and Lewis acids. The novel method showed broad substrate tolerance and a variety of aliphatic carboxylic acids including biomass-derived compounds can be smoothly reduced.Entities:
Keywords: alcohols; carboxylic acids; homogeneous catalysis; hydrogenation; ruthenium
Year: 2015 PMID: 26190772 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201503562
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336