Advancements in catalysts for selective hydrogenation of nitriles to amines

X Song, M Liu, K Xu, K Xie - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Amines are a key class of compounds in organic chemistry, found extensively in natural
products, pharmaceuticals, dyes, plastics, and other materials. Among the synthetic methods …

Selective hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds and olefins using an efficient combination of homogeneous RuCl3/1, 10-Phenanthroline

N Sarki, S Kumawat, M Choudhary, A Narani… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogenation of organic compounds with molecular hydrogen is an atom economic
reaction and plays a key role in chemical synthesis. Here, we report the hydrogenation of …

Borane-Tethered Heteroscorpionate Zinc Catalysts for the Hydroboration of Carbon Dioxide, Isocyanates, Esters and Nitriles

TFC Cruz, LF Veiros - Dalton Transactions, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
This work describes the synthesis, characterization and catalytic hydroboration activity of a
family of zinc bis (κ2-borohydride) complexes containing borane-functionalized …

Hydrosilylation of nitriles and tertiary amides using a zinc precursor

R Kumar, RK Meher, H Karmakar… - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a competent and selective hydrosilylation of nitriles and tertiary amides catalyzed
by the readily available zinc bis (hexamethyldisilazide) under solvent-free and mild …

Iron complexes supported by silyl-NHC chelate ligands: synthesis and use for double hydroboration of nitriles

T Komuro, K Hayasaka, K Takahashi, N Ishiwata… - Dalton …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Iron complexes bearing new silyl-NHC bidentate ligands were synthesised by treating Fe3
(CO) 12 with a mixture of N-(hydrosilyl) methyl imidazolium salts and a base. These …

Magnesium (II) complexes supported by indole-and pyrrole-containing Schiff-base ligands: syntheses, structures, and applications as precatalysts in the hydroboration …

M Wu, L Chen, X Yang, Y Li - New Journal of Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The application of organometallic magnesium (II) compounds in the catalytic
dihydroboration of nitriles and hydroboration of alkynes has been reported. Five compounds …

Efficient Hydroboration of Ketones and Imines Using Amidophosphine‐Borane Under Catalyst‐Free Conditions

RK Meher, R Kumar, A Sau… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We report here the use of amidophosphine borane {(BH₃) ₂ (PPh) ₂N (CH₂) C₆H₅} as
a competent reducing agent for the hydroboration of ketones and imines under mild and …

Mononuclear Aluminum Complexes as Precursors for Cyanosilylation of Carbonyl Compounds

D Ajitrao Kisan, J Sharma, I Paul, H Karmakar… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis, structural characterization, and catalytic application of two novel aluminum
complexes,[κ3ENSe−{Ph2P (E) N− C6H4− SePh} AlMe2][E= S (1) and Se (2)] supported by …