title: Highly efficient tetradentate ruthenium catalyst for ester reduction: especially for hydrogenation of fatty acid esters.
abstract: A new tetradentate ruthenium complex has been developed for hydrogenation of esters. The catalyst's structure features a pyridinemethanamino group and three tight chelating five-membered rings. The structure character is believed to be responsible for its high stability and high carbonylation-resistant properties. Thus, this catalyst shows outstanding performance in the catalytic hydrogenation of a variety of esters, especially for fatty acid esters, which may be used in practical applications. New insight on designing hydrogenation catalyst for reducing esters to alcohols has been provided through theoretical calculations.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xuefeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yuanhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Fangyuan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Liyang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Ka-Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Zhenyang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Xumu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang