Chemistry–A European Journal

Iridium??Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Decarbonylation of Primary Alcohols with the Liberation of Syngas

EPK Olsen, R Madsen

Index: Olsen, Esben P. K.; Madsen, Robert Chemistry - A European Journal, 2012 , vol. 18, # 50 p. 16023 - 16029

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Abstract

Abstract A new iridium-catalyzed reaction in which molecular hydrogen and carbon monoxide are cleaved from primary alcohols in the absence of any stoichiometric additives has been developed. The dehydrogenative decarbonylation was achieved with a catalyst generated in situ from [Ir (coe) 2 Cl] 2 (coe= cyclooctene) and racemic 2, 2′-bis (diphenylphosphino)-1, 1′-binaphthyl (rac-BINAP) in a mesitylene solution saturated with ...