Issue 95, 2014

Selective ruthenium-catalyzed methylation of 2-arylethanols using methanol as C1 feedstock

Abstract

We describe the selective cross coupling of methanol and 2-arylethanols using a combination of Ru-MACHO (RuHCl(PNPPh)CO) and Shvo's diruthenium complex as catalysts. The desired domino transformation takes place via so-called borrowing hydrogen methodology, which constitutes an ideal example of green chemistry.

Graphical abstract: Selective ruthenium-catalyzed methylation of 2-arylethanols using methanol as C1 feedstock

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
02 Sep 2014
Accepted
10 Oct 2014
First published
13 Oct 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 14991-14994

Selective ruthenium-catalyzed methylation of 2-arylethanols using methanol as C1 feedstock

Y. Li, H. Li, H. Junge and M. Beller, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 14991 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC06933A

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