title: A highly active cyclometallated iridium catalyst for the hydrogenation of imines.
abstract: A cyclometallated iridium complex containing an imino ligand has been shown to catalyse the hydrogenation of imines. The catalyst is highly active and selective for imino bonds, with a wide variety of imines being hydrogenated in less than 1 hour at a substrate/catalyst (S/C) ratio of 2000 at 20 bar H2 pressure and 75 °C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK. j.xiao@liverpool.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Villa-Marcos
authors.forename: Weijun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jianliang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D006865:Hydrogenation; D007097:Imines / Q000737:chemistry*; D007495:Iridium / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D007097:Imines; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D007495:Iridium