title: Direct C-C cross-coupling of secondary and primary alcohols catalyzed by a gamma-alumina-supported silver subnanocluster.
abstract: Let's drink to that! Two alcohols (one primary and one secondary) can be coupled in an atom-efficient process by a hydrogen-autotransfer catalytic system in the form of silver subnanoclusters supported on gamma-Al(2)O(3). The recyclable heterogeneous catalyst promoted the one-pot C-C cross-coupling in the presence of a catalytic amount of the weak base Cs(2)CO(3) (see reaction mechanism).
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan. kshimizu@apchem.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Ken-ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Satsuma