Issue 46, 2007
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Chemical Communications

Functional group-selective poisoning of molecular catalysts: a ruthenium cluster-catalysed highly amide-selective silane reduction that does not affect ketones or esters†

Hidehiro Sasakuma,a   Yukihiro Motoyamaab  and  Hideo Nagashima*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Japan
E-mail: nagasima@cm.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Tel: +81 92-583-7819

b Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Japan

Abstract

The addition of amines eliminates the catalytic activity of a triruthenium cluster in the hydrosilane reduction of ketones and esters without affecting the rate of reduction of amides; selective reduction of the amide group in amido ketones and amido esters is accomplished.

Graphical abstract: Functional group-selective poisoning of molecular catalysts: a ruthenium cluster-catalysed highly amide-selective silane reduction that does not affect ketones or esters

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B711743D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Aug 2007
Accepted
29 Aug 2007
First published
14 Sep 2007

Chem. Commun., 2007, 4916-4918

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Functional group-selective poisoning of molecular catalysts: a ruthenium cluster-catalysed highly amide-selective silane reduction that does not affect ketones or esters

H. Sasakuma, Y. Motoyama and H. Nagashima, Chem. Commun., 2007, 4916 DOI: 10.1039/B711743D

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