1, 4-butanediol as a reducing agent in transfer hydrogenation reactions

Chemistry - An Asian Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 538-542

  Maytum, Hannah C ^a   Francos, Javier ^a   Whatrup, David J ^b   Williams, Jonathan M J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrogenation; Isomerization; Lactones; Reduction; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

1 ,4-BUTANEDIOL; ALLYLIC ALCOHOL; BUTYROLACTONES; HYDROGEN-TRANSFER REACTIONS; LACTONES; REDUCTION REACTION; REDUCTION SEQUENCE; RUTHENIUM CATALYSTS; SATURATED ALCOHOLS; SIMPLE ALCOHOLS; THERMODYNAMIC SINKS; TRANSFER HYDROGENATIONS;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; HYDROGENATION; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; KETONES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OLEFINS; RUTHENIUM;

REDUCTION;

1,4 BUTANEDIOL; 1,4-BUTANEDIOL; ALKENE; ALLYL ALCOHOL; BUTANEDIOL; IMINE; LACTONE; PROPANOL; REDUCING AGENT; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGENATION; ISOMERISM;

ALKENES; BUTYLENE GLYCOLS; HYDROGENATION; IMINES; ISOMERISM; LACTONES; PROPANOLS; REDUCING AGENTS; RUTHENIUM;

EID: 77749339930     PISSN: 18614728     EISSN: 1861471X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asia.200900527     Document Type: Article

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