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Synfacts 2010(2): 0247-0247  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1219045
Polymer-Supported Synthesis
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Transfer Hydrogenation of Aldehydes with Au/meso-CeO2

Contributor(s): Yasuhiro Uozumi, Go Hamasaka
L. He, J. Ni, L.-C. Wang, F.-J. Yu, Y. Cao*, H.-Y. He, K.-N. Fan
Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. of China
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21 January 2010 (online)

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Significance

Gold nanoclusters supported on mesoporous CeO2 (Au/meso-CeO2) catalyzed the transfer hydrogenation of aldehydes 1 with HCOOK at room temperature or 80 ˚C in water to give the corresponding alcohols 2 in 80-99% GC yield (13 examples). The catalyst was recovered by simple filtration and reused four times without significant loss of catalytic performance for the transfer hydrogenation of 1a (4th ­reuse: 94% GC yield).