Ligand-free Guerbet-type reactions in air catalyzed by <i>in situ</i> formed complexes of base metal salt cobaltous chloride
Pran Gobinda Nandi, P.P. Srinivasa Kumar, Akshai Kumar
Abstract
Inexpensive, earth-abundant & environmentally benign CoCl 2 efficiently catalyses the β-alkylation of alcohol in unprecedented yields (89%) & turnovers (8900). Mechanistic studies are indicative of in situ generated homogeneous molecular Co catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisChemistryIn situSalt (chemistry)Ligand (biochemistry)AlkylationHomogeneousChlorideBase (topology)MetalHomogeneous catalysisAlcoholAqueous solutionCombinatorial chemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryInorganic chemistryPolymer chemistryReceptorBiochemistryPhysicsMathematical analysisMathematicsThermodynamicsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisChemical Reactions and IsotopesChemical Synthesis and Analysis