Functional group-selective poisoning of molecular catalysts: a ruthenium cluster-catalysed highly amide-selective silane reduction that does not affect ketones or esters.
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.
Sasakuma
Hidehiro
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Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan.
Motoyama
Yukihiro
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Nagashima
Hideo
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