Nitrous Oxide as a Hydrogen Acceptor for the Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols

Thomas L. Gianetti; Samuel P. Annen; Gustavo Santiso-Quinones; Markus Reiher; Matthias Driess; Hansjörg Grützmacher

doi:10.1002/anie.201509288

Nitrous Oxide as a Hydrogen Acceptor for the Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols

Thomas L. Gianetti, Samuel P. Annen, Gustavo Santiso-Quinones, Markus Reiher, Matthias Driess, Hansjörg Grützmacher

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Abstract

The oxidation of alcohols with N₂O as the hydrogen acceptor was achieved with low catalyst loadings of a rhodium complex that features a cooperative bis(olefin)amido ligand under mild conditions. Two different methods enable the formation of either the corresponding carboxylic acid or the ester. N₂ and water are the only by-products. Mechanistic studies supported by DFT calculations suggest that the oxygen atom of N₂O is transferred to the metal center by insertion into the Rh-H bond of a rhodium amino hydride species, generating a rhodium hydroxy complex as a key intermediate.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1854-1858
Number of pages	5
Journal	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume	55
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201509288
State	Published - Jan 26 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

alcohols
catalysis
coupling reactions
dehydrogenation
nitrous oxide
rhodium

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Catalysis
General Chemistry

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