title: Indium tri(isopropoxide)-catalyzed selective Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes.
abstract: Indium tri(isopropoxide)-catalyzed Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes in 2-propanol gave selectively the corresponding primary alcohols in good to excellent yields at room temperature. A wide range of functional groups including alkene, ether, ketone, ester, nitrile, and nitro were tolerated under the optimum reaction conditions. Chemoselective reductions were also achieved not only between aromatic aldehyde, aromatic ketone, and epoxide but also between aliphatic aldehyde and alkene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jaeyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Taekyu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Sangjune
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Phil Ho
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lee