Metal-catalysed selective transfer hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds to allylic alcohols
Ronald A. Farrar‐Tobar, Andrea Dell’Acqua, Sergey Tin, Johannes G. de Vries
Abstract
This review describes the state-of-the-art of metal-catalyzed selective transfer hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones to the allylic alcohols, covering the literature of the last 30 years.
Topics & Concepts
Allylic rearrangementChemistryTransfer hydrogenationMetalOrganic chemistrySelective reductionCatalysisRutheniumAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCatalysis for Biomass ConversionNanomaterials for catalytic reactions