Selective Transfer Hydrogenation of C=O and Conjugated C=C Bonds Using An NHC‐Based Pincer (CNC)MnI Complex in Methanol**

A Mandal, K Ganguli, M Pradhan, A Gorai… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Base metal catalyzed transfer hydrogenation reactions using methanol is highly challenging.
Employing a single N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC)‐based pincer (CNC) MnI complex …

Methyl Formate, an Alternative Transfer Hydrogenating Agent for Chemoselective Reduction of N-Heteroarenes and Azoarenes

A Sau, D Mahapatra, A Maji, S Dey, A Roy… - Organic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The search for efficient molecular hydrogen precursors and their catalytic exploration is
necessary for the evolution of catalytic transfer hydrogenation. Methyl formate (MF) having …

Regioselective Ring Opening of Epoxide with Alcohols: A Selective Route to α‐Alkylated Ketones and β‐Alkylated Secondary Alcohols

S Nandi, I Borthakur, A Mandal, S Kundu - ChemCatChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we demonstrated an effective protocol for the regioselective ring opening of
epoxides with alcohols. By following this strategy, both α‐alkylated ketones and β‐alkylated …

Cobalt catalyzed condensation interrupted selective transfer hydrogenation using methanol

S Dey, SD Thakur, A Sau, D Panja, T Roy, J Zhang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilizing methanol transfer hydrogenation (TH) of nitroarene and α, β-unsaturated ketones
has significant challenges as it mostly produced the corresponding N/C-methylated and over …

Activating Methanol for Chemoselective Transfer Hydrogenation of Chalcones Using an SNS-Ruthenium Complex

K Mohar, HJ Phukan, A Mondal, K Soni, D Srimani - Synlett, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Methanol is gaining popularity as a transfer-hydrogenating agent in catalytic reduction
reactions because of its bulk-scale production and inexpensive nature. Current research …

Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Chemoselective Olefin Transfer Hydrogenation of alpha, beta‐Unsaturated Carbonyl Systems By Using EtOH as Hydrogen Source

M Albrecht, A Beaufils - ChemCatChem - Wiley Online Library
The use of EtOH as hydrogen donor is remarkably underexplored in transfer hydrogenation
reactions, even though EtOH represents an appealing hydrogen source. With the cationic …