Wang XG, Ajisafe MP, Fayad E, Katouah HA, Qin HL. A protocol for hydrogenation of aldehydes and ketones to alcohols in aqueous media at room temperature in high yields and purity.
Org Biomol Chem 2024;
22:5325-5332. [PMID:
38874178 DOI:
10.1039/d4ob00798k]
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Abstract
In this paper, the hydrogenation of aldehydes and ketones using the RANEY® nickel catalyst was successfully applied for the synthesis of alcohol compounds without additional column chromatographic purification. This synthetic strategy features a wide range of substrates, excellent atom economy, high chemical discrimination and the use of a ligand-free catalytic system. Reactions were performed at room temperature in water providing alcohols in high yields and purity.
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