Showing papers by "Dipankar Srimani published in 2016"
TL;DR: In this paper, the first cobalt-catalyzed hydrogenation of carboxylic acid esters to the corresponding alcohols is presented. But the evidence indicates the unprecedented involvement of ester enolate intermediates.
Abstract: The atom-efficient and environmentally benign catalytic hydrogenation of carboxylic acid esters to alcohols has been accomplished in recent years mainly with precious-metal-based catalysts, with few exceptions. Presented here is the first cobalt-catalyzed hydrogenation of esters to the corresponding alcohols. Unexpectedly, the evidence indicates the unprecedented involvement of ester enolate intermediates.
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