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A Rhodium Nanoparticle–Lewis Acidic Ionic Liquid Catalyst for the Chemoselective Reduction of Heteroarenes

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: We describe a catalytic system composed of rhodium nanoparticles immobilized in a Lewis acidic ionic liquid. The combined system catalyzes the hydrogenation of quinolines, pyridines, benzofurans, and furan to access the corresponding heterocycles, important molecules present in fine chemicals, agrochemicals, and pharmaceuticals. The catalyst is highly selective, acting only on the heteroaromatic ring, and not interfering with other reducible functional groups.

Source: Angewandte Chemie International Edition

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201507945

Authors: Alena Karakulina, Aswin Gopakumar, İsmail Akçok, Bastien L. Roulier, Thomas LaGrange, Sergey A. Katsyuba, Shoubhik Das, Paul J. Dyson

Institutions: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan Scientific Center, A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry

Language: English

Topic: Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis

Subfield: Inorganic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung

OpenAlex ID: W2175158825

FWCI: 5.478

Cites: 53

Cited by: 133

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