B(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub>-Catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of esters and organic carbonates towards alcohols with ammonia borane
Xuewen Guo, Felix Unglaube, Udo Kragl, Esteban Mejía
Abstract
Herein, we report an efficient metal-free system for the transfer hydrogenation of esters and carbonates with ammonia borane as hydrogen donor, by-passing the otherwise ubiquitous formation of transesterification side-products.
Topics & Concepts
Ammonia boraneCatalysisChemistryBoraneTransfer hydrogenationTransesterificationSubstrate (aquarium)Lewis acids and basesAmmoniaOrganic chemistryHydrogenBoranesFrustrated Lewis pairFunctional groupHydrogen productionRutheniumBoronGeologyPolymerOceanographyOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis