Manganese catalyzed selective hydrogenation of cyclic imides to diols and amines
Uttam Kumar Das, Trevor Janes, Amit Kumar, David Milstein
Abstract
Herein we report the selective hydrogenation of cyclic imides to diols and amines, homogeneously catalyzed for the first time by a complex of an earth-abundant metal, a manganese pincer complex.
Topics & Concepts
ManganeseCatalysisPincer movementChemistryMetalOrganic chemistryCatalytic hydrogenationCombinatorial chemistryAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis