ACS Catalysis

From Internal Olefins to Linear Amines: Ruthenium-Catalyzed Domino Water–Gas Shift/Hydroaminomethylation Sequence

J Liu, C Kubis, R Franke, R Jackstell, M Beller

Index: Wu, Lipeng; Fleischer, Ivana; Jackstell, Ralf; Profir, Irina; Franke, Robert; Beller, Matthias Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013 , vol. 135, # 38 p. 14306 - 14312

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Abstract

A selective ruthenium-catalyzed water–gas shift/hydroformylation of internal olefins and olefin mixtures is reported. This novel domino reaction takes place through a catalytic water– gas shift reaction, subsequent olefin isomerization, followed by hydroformylation and reductive amination. Key to the success for the efficient one-pot process is the use of a specific 2-phosphino-substituted imidazole ligand and triruthenium dodecacarbonyl as ...