Chemically modified β-cyclodextrins: Efficient supramolecular carriers for the biphasic hydrogenation of water-insoluble aldehydes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)00378-5

Hydrogenation of water-insoluble aldehydes can be achieved in high yields in a genuine two-phase system by using a recoverable catalytic system composed of a water-soluble ruthenium/triphenylphosphine trisulfonate complex and a suitable chemically modified β-cyclodextrin.