Non-Pincer-Type Manganese Complexes As Efficient Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of Esters

Overview

Journal Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2017 Apr 22

PMID 28429449

Citations 30

Authors

Robbert van Putten

Evgeny A Uslamin

Marcel Garbe

Chong Liu

Angela Gonzalez-de-Castro

Martin Lutz

Kathrin Junge

Emiel J M Hensen

Matthias Beller

Laurent Lefort

Evgeny A Pidko

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Abstract

Catalytic hydrogenation of carboxylic acid esters is essential for the green production of pharmaceuticals, fragrances, and fine chemicals. Herein, we report the efficient hydrogenation of esters with manganese catalysts based on simple bidentate aminophosphine ligands. Monoligated Mn PN complexes are particularly active for the conversion of esters into the corresponding alcohols at Mn concentrations as low as 0.2 mol % in the presence of sub-stoichiometric amounts of KO Bu base.

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