Ruthenium-catalysed transfer hydrogenation reactions with dimethylamine borane

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 52, Issue 49, 2011, Pages 6652-6654

  Nixon, Tracy D ^a   Whittlesey, Michael K ^a   Williams, Jonathan M J ^a  

^a University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amine boranes; Catalysis; Hydrogen transfer; Reduction; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; ALKENE; AMINE; AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; BORANE DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYLAMINOBORANE; HYDROGEN; IMINE; KETONE; NITRILE; OXIME; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; HYDROGENATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; REDUCTION;

EID: 80555149230     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.10.039     Document Type: Article

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