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SUBMITTER: Ekebergh A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7343281 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ekebergh Andreas A Begon Romain R Kann Nina N
The Journal of organic chemistry 20200219 5
Selective direct ruthenium-catalyzed semihydrogenation of diaryl alkynes to the corresponding <i>E</i>-alkenes has been achieved using alcohols as the hydrogen source. The method employs a simple ruthenium catalyst, does not require external ligands, and affords the desired products in > 99% NMR yield in most cases (up to 93% isolated yield). Best results were obtained using benzyl alcohol as the hydrogen donor, although biorenewable alcohols such as furfuryl alcohol could also be applied. In ad ...[more]