Chemoselective formation of unsymmetrically substituted ethers from catalytic reductive coupling of aldehydes and ketones with alcohols in aqueous solution. Org Lett 2015 Apr 03;17(7):1778-81
Date
03/25/2015Pubmed ID
25803313Pubmed Central ID
PMC6585420DOI
10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00553Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84926458913 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 26 CitationsAbstract
A well-defined cationic Ru-H complex catalyzes reductive etherification of aldehydes and ketones with alcohols. The catalytic method employs environmentally benign water as the solvent and cheaply available molecular hydrogen as the reducing agent to afford unsymmetrical ethers in a highly chemoselective manner.
Author List
Kalutharage N, Yi CSAuthor
Chae Yi PhD Professor, Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, Homogeneous Catalysis in the Chemistry department at Marquette UniversityMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AlcoholsAldehydes
Catalysis
Ethers
Ketones
Molecular Structure
Oxidation-Reduction
Rhodium
Stereoisomerism
