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Ruthenium-catalyzed reductive coupling between ketones and primary alcohols in the presence of ethylenediamine

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Abstract

Ketones are reductively coupled with an array of primary alcohols in dioxane at 80 °C in the presence of a catalytic amount of a ruthenium catalyst along with KOH and ethylenediamine to give the corresponding carbon-carbon coupled secondary alcohols in moderate to good yields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-52
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
Volume267
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Apr 2007

Keywords

  • Carbon-carbon coupling
  • Ethylenediamine
  • Ketones
  • Primary alcohols
  • Ruthenium catalyst
  • Secondary alcohols

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