Redox Isomerization of Allylic Alcohols Catalyzed by New Water-Soluble Rh(I)-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes

• Published in: Catalysts Vol. 10; no. 11; p. 1361
• Main Authors: Czégéni, Csilla Enikő, Fekete, Marianna, Tóbiás, Eszter, Udvardy, Antal, Horváth, Henrietta, Papp, Gábor, Joó, Ferenc
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Alcohol; Alcohols; Aqueous solutions; Carbon; Catalysts; Catalytic activity; Chemical reactions; Hydrogenation; Isomerization; Ketones; Ligands; Phosphines; Rhodium; Selectivity; Sodium; Solvents; Substrates; Water chemistry

New water-soluble, N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) or mixed NHC/tertiary phosphine complexes [RhCl(cod)(sSIMes)], Na2[Rh(bmim)(cod)(mtppts)], and [Rh(bmim)(cod)(pta)]BF4 were synthetized and applied for the first time as catalysts in redox isomerization of allylic alcohols in aqueous media. [RhCl(cod)(...