Transfer Hydrogenation: Employing a Simple, In Situ Prepared Catalytic System
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Eleanor Ang Final Masters Thesis
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ThesisAuthors
Ang, Eleanor Pei Ling
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Huang, Kuo-Wei
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Eppinger, Jörg
Lai, Zhiping

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Chemical ScienceKAUST Department
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) DivisionDate
2017-04Permanent link to this record
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Transfer hydrogenation has been recognized to be an important synthetic method in both academic and industrial research to obtain valuable products including alcohols. Transition metal catalysts based on precious metals, such as Ru, Rh and Ir, are typically employed for this process. In recent years, iron-based catalysts have attracted considerable attention as a greener and more sustainable alternative since iron is earth abundant, inexpensive and non-toxic. In this work, a combination of iron disulfide with chelating bipyridine ligand was found to be effective for the transfer hydrogenation of a variety of ketones to the corresponding alcohols in the presence of a simple base. It provided a convenient and economical way to conduct transfer hydrogenation. A plausible role of sulfide next to the metal center in facilitating the catalytic reaction is demonstrated.Citation
Ang, E. P. L. (2017). Transfer Hydrogenation: Employing a Simple, In Situ Prepared Catalytic System. KAUST Research Repository. https://doi.org/10.25781/KAUST-56JC3ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.25781/KAUST-56JC3