Methanol as Hydrogen Source: Transfer Hydrogenation of Aldehydes near Room Temperature
Zhenyu Chen, Guanhong Chen, Ahmed H. Aboo, Jonathan A. Iggo, Jianliang Xiao
Abstract
Abstract A cyclometalated rhodium complex has been found to show excellent activity in dehydrogenation of methanol at room temperature. This feature allows for the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of various aldehydes with methanol as both hydrogen source and solvent under very mild conditions. A hydroxy functionality on the ligand is shown to be critical for this unusual activity.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryDehydrogenationMethanolRhodiumTransfer hydrogenationCatalysisSolventHydrogenLigand (biochemistry)PhotochemistryOrganic chemistryInorganic chemistryRutheniumReceptorBiochemistryAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCatalysis for Biomass Conversion