Understanding Catalyst Activation Drives Transition from Iridium to Manganese Catalyzed Hydrogen Autotransfer
Seung Wook Kim1, Gregory L Beutner1, Wei Ding1
1Chemical Process Development, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, One Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States.
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As an alternative to iridium catalysts, a procedure to access and employ a more earth-adundant Mn2(CO)10-derived pincer complex was successfully demonstrated in the synthesis of a complex pharmaceutically relevant ketone from milligram to 500g scales. Mechanistic studies revealed that the dissociation of CO driven by light is a critical step in forming the active catalyst. This robust and mechanistically informed method reliably promotes hydrogen autotransfer of alcohols, catalyzing a diverse array of C-C and C-N bond formations. This emphasizes the importance of precatalyst selection and understanding catalyst activation to enable rapid and successful uptake of novel methods in sustainable catalysis.
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