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Chemical Communications

Manganese-catalysed transfer hydrogenation of esters†‡

Conor L. Oates,a   Magnus B. Widegrena  and  Matthew L. Clarke ORCID logo *a  

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Abstract

Manganese catalysed ester reduction using ethanol as a hydrogen transfer agent in place of dihydrogen is reported. High yields can be achieved for a range of substrates using 1 mol% of a Mn(I) catalyst, with an alkoxide promoter. The catalyst is derived from a tridentate P,N,N ligand.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC02598D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Apr 2020
Accepted
10 Jun 2020
First published
11 Jun 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 8635-8638

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Manganese-catalysed transfer hydrogenation of esters

C. L. Oates, M. B. Widegren and M. L. Clarke, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 8635 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02598D

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