Ties J. Korstanje, Jarl Ivar van der Vlugt, Cornelis J. Elsevier,* Bas de Bruin*
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Science 2015, 350, 6258
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/350/6258/298.full.pdf
Abstract
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Science 2015, 350, 6258
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/350/6258/298.full.pdf
Abstract
The reduction of esters and carboxylic acids to alcohols is a highly relevant conversion for the pharmaceutical and fine-chemical industries and for biomass conversion. It is commonly performed using stoichiometric reagents, and the catalytic hydrogenation of the acids previously required precious metals. Here we report the homogeneously catalyzed hydrogenation of carboxylic acids to alcohols using earth-abundant cobalt. This system, which pairs Co(BF4)2·6H2O with a tridentate phosphine ligand, can reduce a wide range of esters and carboxylic acids under relatively mild conditions (100°C, 80 bar H2) and reaches turnover numbers of up to 8000.
プロポーズドメカニズムで、カルボキシル基の酸素とコバルト中心で、それぞれプロトンとヒドリドを受け取っていますが、このような遷移状態を取りやすそうなフェイシャル三配位、低原子価を安定化しそうなトリフォスフィン配位子がポイントでしょうか。
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