Transfer hydrogenation using recyclable polyurea-encapsulated palladium: efficient and chemoselective reduction of aryl ketones

…, HC Wu, C Ramarao, JB Spencer, SV Ley

Index: Yu, Jin-Quan; Wu, Hai-Chen; Ramarao, Chandrashekar; Spencer, Jonathan B; Ley, Steven V Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 2003 , # 6 p. 678 - 679

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Abstract

A robust and recyclable palladium catalyst [Pd0EnCat] has been prepared by ligand exchange of polyurea-encapsulated palladium (II) acetate with formic acid, resulting in deposition of Pd (0) in the support material; Pd0EnCat is shown to be a highly efficient transfer hydrogenation catalyst for chemoselective reduction of a wide range of aryl ketones to benzyl alcohols.