title: Hydrogenation of Aldehydes Catalyzed by an Available Ruthenium Complex.
abstract: A readily available ruthenium(II) catalyst was developed for the catalytic hydrogenation of aldehydes with a TON (turnover number) up to 340000. It can be performed without base and solvent, showing highly industrial potential. High chemoselectivity can be achieved in the presence of alkenyl and ketone groups. Further application of this protocol in glucose reduction showed good efficiency. Theoretical studies revealed that the rate-determining step is the hydrogenation step, not the carboxylate-assisted H2 activation step.
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.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Guozhen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ziyue
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Conghui
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authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jinping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, South University of Science and Technology of China , Shenzhen 518055, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, South University of Science and Technology of China , Shenzhen 518055, China.
authors.forename: Lung Wa
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xumu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang