title: Highly efficient conjugate reduction of alpha,beta-unsaturated nitriles catalyzed by copper/xanthene-type bisphosphine complexes.
abstract: Alpha,beta-unsaturated nitriles are chemoselectively reduced to the corresponding saturated nitriles in high yields using a copper-DPEphos or Xantphos complex as catalyst in the presence of polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) as the stoichiometric reducing agent and t-butanol as additive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea 443-749.
authors.forename: Daesung
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Bu-Mahn
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jaesook
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yun