title: Selective ruthenium-catalyzed methylation of 2-arylethanols using methanol as C1 feedstock.
abstract: We describe the selective cross coupling of methanol and 2-arylethanols using a combination of Ru-MACHO (RuHCl(PNP(Ph))CO) and Shvo's diruthenium complex as catalysts. The desired domino transformation takes place via so-called borrowing hydrogen methodology, which constitutes an ideal example of green chemistry.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V. an der Universität Rostock, Albert Einstein Str. 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany. Matthias.Beller@catalysis.de.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Haoquan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Junge
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beller