Evaluation of Fe and Ru Pincer-Type Complexes as Catalysts for the Racemization of Secondary Benzylic Alcohols

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 33, 2016, Pages 11583-11586

  Bornschein, Christoph ^a,b   Gustafson, Karl P J ^a   Verho, Oscar ^a   Beller, Matthias ^b   Bäckvall, Jan E ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR KATALYSE E V AN DER UNIVERSITÄT ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

iron; pincer ligands; racemization; ruthenium; secondary alcohols

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; IRON; RUTHENIUM;

BENZYLIC ALCOHOLS; CATALYST LOADINGS; MILD REACTION CONDITIONS; PINCER LIGANDS; PRESENCE OF WATER; RACEMIZATION; REACTION MIXTURE; SECONDARY ALCOHOLS;

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84979895793     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201601793     Document Type: Article

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