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Regio-and chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of quinolines catalyzed by a Cp∗ Ir complex

K Fujita, C Kitatsuji, S Furukawa, R Yamaguchi

Index: Fujita, Ken-Ichi; Kitatsuji, Chihiro; Furukawa, Shigetoyo; Yamaguchi, Ryohei Tetrahedron Letters, 2004 , vol. 45, # 16 p. 3215 - 3217

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Abstract

An efficient method for the transfer hydrogenation of quinolines catalyzed by a Cp∗ Ir complex was developed. A variety of 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroquinolines were obtained by regio- and chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of quinolines using 2-propanol as a hydrogen source.