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On the Virtue of Indium in Reduction Reactions. A Comparison of Reductions Mediated by Indium and Zinc: Is Indium Metal an Effective Catalyst for Zinc Induced Reductions?
Matassini, Camilla,Bonanni, Marco,Marradi, Marco,Cicchi, Stefano,Goti, Andrea
supporting information, p. 1106 - 1113 (2019/12/24)
Indium(0)-mediated reductions have been reported for the transformation of several functional groups (imines, oximes, nitro groups, isoxazolidines, and conjugated alkenes, among others), prompted by the opportunity of performing the reactions in aqueous media and green conditions. We describe here the comparison of several reactions using indium or the less expensive zinc, carried out in order to evaluate the effective advantages brought about indium metal. We found some reactions for which use of In is mandatory and others where Zn worked equally well or even better. The reduction of hydroxylamines to the corresponding amines was the only reduction for which use of In provided much better results than Zn and was also possible to apply an efficient catalytic version with use of 2–5 mol-% In in the presence of stoichiometric Zn. Applicability of this catalytic reduction to “one-pot” model processes is also demonstrated.
The reductive cleavage of picolinic amides
O'Donovan, Daniel H.,De Fusco, Claudia,Spring, David R.
supporting information, p. 2962 - 2964 (2016/07/06)
Treatment of picolinic amides with excess zinc in aqueous hydrochloric acid at room temperature affords the corresponding amines in good to excellent yields. The mild reaction conditions exhibit useful functional group tolerance and facilitate the application of the picolinic amide moiety as a protecting group which can be easily introduced and selectively removed.
Methanol dehydrogenation by iridium N-heterocyclic carbene complexes
Campos, Jesús,Sharninghausen, Liam S.,Manas, Michael G.,Crabtree, Robert H.
, p. 5079 - 5084 (2015/06/16)
A series of homogeneous iridium bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) catalysts are active for three transformations involving dehydrogenative methanol activation: acceptorless dehydrogenation, transfer hydrogenation, and amine monoalkylation. The acceptorless dehydrogenation reaction requires base, yielding formate and carbonate, as well as 2-3 equivalents of H2. Of the few homogeneous systems known for this reaction, our catalysts tolerate air and employ simple ligands. Transfer hydrogenation of ketones and imines from methanol is also possible. Finally, N-monomethylation of anilines occurs through a borrowing hydrogen reaction. Notably, this reaction is highly selective for the monomethylated product.
