title: Effective dehydrogenation of 2-pyridylmethanol derivatives catalyzed by an iron complex.
abstract: An unprecedented iron complex-catalyzed dehydrogenation of alcohols was achieved using CpFe(CO)2Cl with a base or CpFe(CO)(Py)(Ph) as a catalyst without sacrificing the hydrogen acceptors. This reaction effectively (up to TON 67,000) converted 2-pyridylmethanol derivatives to the corresponding ketones or aldehydes. The mechanistic study is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan. nakazawa@sci.osaka-cu.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamitani
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Masumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Itazaki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakazawa