A triruthenium carbonyl cluster bearing a bridging acenaphthylene ligand: An efficient catalyst for reduction of esters, carboxylic acids, and amides by trialkylsilanes

…, T Iura, T Maki, H Nagashima

Index: Matsubara, Kouki; Iura, Takafumi; Maki, Tomoyuki; Nagashima, Hideo Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2002 , vol. 67, # 14 p. 4985 - 4988

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Citation Number: 105

Abstract

An efficient reduction of carboxylic acids, esters, and amides with trialkylsilanes is accomplished using a triruthenium carbonyl cluster bearing a bridging acenaphthylene ligand,(μ3, η2: η3: η5-acenaphthylene) Ru3 (CO) 7, as the catalyst. Preactivation of the catalyst by hydrosilanes accelerates the reactions. Sterically small trialkylsilanes are effective in these reactions. Reduction of carboxylic acids and amides efficiently produces ...