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Efficient hydrogenation of organic carbonates, carbamates and formates indicates alternative routes to methanol based on CO2 and CO
- E. Balaraman, C. Gunanathan, J. Zhang, L. Shimon, D. Milstein
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Nature Chemistry
- 22 July 2011
Catalytic hydrogenation of organic carbonates, carbamates and formates is of significant interest both conceptually and practically, because these compounds can be produced from CO2 and CO, and their… Expand
Catalytic transformation of alcohols to carboxylic acid salts and H2 using water as the oxygen atom source
- E. Balaraman, E. Khaskin, G. Leitus, D. Milstein
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Nature Chemistry
- 6 January 2013
The oxidation of alcohols to carboxylic acids is an important industrial reaction used in the synthesis of bulk and fine chemicals. Most current processes are performed by making use of either… Expand
Direct synthesis of pyridines and quinolines by coupling of γ-amino-alcohols with secondary alcohols liberating H2 catalyzed by ruthenium pincer complexes.
- Dipankar Srimani, Y. Ben-David, D. Milstein
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Chemical communications
- 27 June 2013
A novel, one-step synthesis of substituted pyridine- and quinoline-derivatives was achieved by acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of γ-aminoalcohols with secondary alcohols. The reaction involves… Expand
Metal-ligand cooperation by aromatization-dearomatization: a new paradigm in bond activation and "green" catalysis.
- C. Gunanathan, D. Milstein
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Accounts of chemical research
- 8 July 2011
In view of global concerns regarding the environment and sustainable energy resources, there is a strong need for the discovery of new, green catalytic reactions. For this purpose, fresh approaches… Expand
Direct hydrogenation of amides to alcohols and amines under mild conditions.
- E. Balaraman, Boopathy Gnanaprakasam, L. Shimon, D. Milstein
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- 4 November 2010
The selective, direct hydrogenation of amides to the corresponding alcohols and amines with cleavage of the C-N bond was discovered. The expected products of C-O cleavage are not formed (except as… Expand
Hydrogenation and dehydrogenation iron pincer catalysts capable of metal-ligand cooperation by aromatization/dearomatization.
- Thomas Zell, D. Milstein
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Accounts of chemical research
- 16 June 2015
The substitution of expensive and potentially toxic noble-metal catalysts by cheap, abundant, environmentally benign, and less toxic metals is highly desirable and in line with green chemistry… Expand
N-H activation of amines and ammonia by Ru via metal-ligand cooperation.
- E. Khaskin, M. Iron, L. Shimon, J. Zhang, D. Milstein
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- 4 June 2010
A nonoxidative addition pathway for the activation of NH bonds of ammonia and amines by a Ru(II) complex is reported. The pincer complex 1 cleaves N-H bonds via metal-ligand cooperation involving… Expand
Manganese-Catalyzed Environmentally Benign Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols and Amines to Form Aldimines and H2: A Catalytic and Mechanistic Study.
- A. Mukherjee, A. Nerush, +4 authors D. Milstein
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- 25 March 2016
The catalytic dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols and amines to form aldimines represents an environmentally benign methodology in organic chemistry. This has been accomplished in recent years… Expand
Direct conversion of alcohols to acetals and H(2) catalyzed by an acridine-based ruthenium pincer complex.
- C. Gunanathan, L. Shimon, D. Milstein
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- 13 February 2009
The crystallographically characterized ruthenium complex RuHCl(A-(i)Pr-PNP)(CO) (1) [A-(i)Pr-PNP = 4,5-bis-(diisopropylphosphinomethyl)acridine], which bears a nonplanar acridine moiety, catalyzes in… Expand
Synthesis of amides from esters and amines with liberation of H2 under neutral conditions.
- Boopathy Gnanaprakasam, D. Milstein
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- 19 January 2011
Efficient synthesis of amides directly from esters and amines is achieved under mild, neutral conditions with the liberation of molecular hydrogen. Both primary and secondary amines can be utilized.… Expand