title: Upgrading ethanol to 1-butanol with a homogeneous air-stable ruthenium catalyst.
abstract: An amide-derived N,N,N-Ru(ii) complex catalyzes the conversion of EtOH to 1-BuOH with high activity. Conversion to alcohol upgraded products exceeds 250 turnovers per hour (>50% conversion) with 0.1 mol% catalyst loading. In addition to high activity for ethanol upgrading, catalytic reactions can be set up under ambient conditions with no loss in activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. nszym@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Kuei-Nin T
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. nszym@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. nszym@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Jeff W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kampf
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. nszym@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Nathaniel K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Szymczak