SELECTIVE HYDROGEN TRANSFER FROM FORMIC ACID TO α,β-UNSATURATED KETONES BY POLYSTYRENE-BOUND IrCl(Co)(PPh3)2

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)90480-0

Polystyrene-anchored chlorocarbonylbis(triphenylphosphine)iridium has been shown to be a highly stable and active catalyst for the selective transfer hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated ketones by formic acid.