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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2017-07-01

Journal: ASIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Included Journals: Scopus、SCIE

Volume: 6

Issue: 7

Page Number: 867-872

ISSN: 2193-5807

Key Words: allylic compounds; chemoselectivity; aldehydes; formic acid; reduction

Abstract: A straightforward, highly chemoselective hydrogenation of ,-unsaturated aldehydes was developed using unsupported nanoporous gold (AuNPore) as a heterogeneous catalyst with bio-renewable formic acid (HCO2H) as hydrogen source. Various alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes were reduced to their corresponding allylic alcohols in good to high chemical yields with excellent selectivity. AuNPore offers several attractive features as a catalyst, such as high activity and selectivity, easy recyclability, and no leaching.