Conversion of primary alcohols and aldehydes into methyl esters by ruthenium-catalysed hydrogen transfer reactions

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1578-1581

  Owston, Nathan A ^a   Nixon, Tracy D ^a   Parker, Alexandra J ^b   Whittlesey, Michael K ^a   Williams, Jonathan M J ^a  

^a University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Catalysis; Esters; Hydrogen transfer; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

CROTONONITRILE; HYDROGEN ACCEPTOR; HYDROGEN TRANSFER; HYDROGEN-TRANSFER REACTIONS; METHYL ESTERS; PRIMARY ALCOHOLS; XANTPHOS;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; ESTERIFICATION; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; RUTHENIUM;

ESTERS;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; CROTONONITRILE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; NITRILE; OXYGEN; RUTHENIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; DIMERIZATION; OXIDATION; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 67650079017     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: 1437210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1088026     Document Type: Article

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