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Selective reduction of esters to aldehydes under the catalysis of well-defined NHC-iron complexes
Li, Haoquan,Misal Castro, Luis C.,Zheng, Jianxia,Roisnel, Thierry,Dorcet, Vincent,Sortais, Jean-Baptiste,Darcel, Christophe
, p. 8045 - 8049 (2013/08/23)
On a direct course to the aldehyde: Hydrosilylation catalyzed by a well-defined N-heterocyclic-carbene-iron complex under UV irradiation enabled the selective reduction of esters to aldehydes (see scheme; Bn=benzyl, Mes=mesityl). The low catalyst loading and very mild reaction conditions make this chemoselective transformation a promising alternative to the reduction of esters with diisobutylaluminum hydride. Copyright
