Flavin-catalyzed generation of diimide: an environmentally friendly method for the aerobic hydrogenation of olefins.
The first green and practical method for "aerobic hydrogenation" involving the use of hydrazine and an organocatalyst is described. Olefins can be hydrogenated by treatment with hydrazine in the presence of a 5-ethyl-3-methyllumiflavinium perchlorate (FlEt+.ClO4-) catalyst under O2 atmosphere to give the corresponding hydrogenated products in excellent yields along with environmentally benign water and molecular nitrogen as the only waste products.
Imada
Yasushi
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Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan. imada@chem.es.osaka-u.ac.jp
Iida
Hiroki
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Naota
Takeshi
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D000475:Alkenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D005415:Flavins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006865:Hydrogenation; D007094:Imides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure
D000475:Alkenes; D005415:Flavins; D007094:Imides