Homogeneous RuCl2(PPh3)3-catalyzed regioselective liquid-phase transfer hydrogenation of carbon-carbon double bond in chlorobenzylidene ketones with ethylene glycol as hydrogen donor

Sudip Mukhopadhyay, Anan Yaghmur, Axel Benichou, Yoel Sasson

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Abstract

The regioselective transfer hydrogenation of a carbon-carbon double bond of different chlorobenzylidene ketones is effectuated in ethylene glycol with a very high selectivity in the presence of homogeneous, tris(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium-(II) chloride catalyst. Different important process parameters such as temperature, catalyst loading, and reaction period are studied. The reaction follows a first-order kinetics, and the energy of activation was found to be 52 kJ/mol.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)571-574
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Process Research and Development
Volume4
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

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