Iridium-Catalyzed Selective Hydrogenation of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes to Allylic Alcohols
Jie Wang1, Fan Yang1, Lin-Ping Li1
1State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Abstract:
Ir-BiphPAP catalysts, featuring biphenyl-derived pyridine-aminophosphine ligands, are reported for the selective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. These Ir-PNN catalysts enable the highly active and selective hydrogenation of the C═O bond of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes to afford allylic alcohols. In particular, catalyst 1b, incorporating 5,5'-di-tert-butyl groups on the biphenyl ring of the ligand, effectively converts a variety of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes into allylic alcohols with high yields and excellent selectivity, and the turnover number is as high as 78,000.
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