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Synthesis 2020; 52(16): 2330-2336
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707398
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707398
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Efficient Heterogeneous Palladium-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenolysis of Benzylic Alcohols by Formic Acid
We are grateful for the financial support from the European Union and Mid Sweden University (Mittuniversitetet).Further Information
Publication History
Received: 27 March 2020
Accepted after revision: 28 April 2020
Publication Date:
20 May 2020 (online)

‡ These authors contributed equally to this work
Abstract
An efficient heterogeneous palladium-catalyzed transfer hydrogenolysis of primary, secondary, and tertiary benzylic alcohols using formic acid as hydrogen source has been developed. The resulting hydrocarbon products were obtained in excellent yields. Moreover, the system exhibits high chemoselectivity, reacting only with the hydroxy groups in the presence of other functional groups, and excellent recyclability.
Key words
benzylic alcohols - heterogeneous catalysis - catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis - formic acidSupporting Information
- Supporting information for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1707398.
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