Catalytic hydrogenation of urea derivatives and polyureas
Abstract
We present here the catalytic hydrogenation of various urea derivatives to amines and methanol. The reaction is catalyzed by a ruthenium or an iridium Macho pincer complex and produces amine and methanol in very good to excellent yields. Moreover, we also expand this concept to demonstrate the first example of the hydrogenative depolymerization of polyureas to produce diamines and methanol in moderate yields.
Citation
Kumar , A & Luk , J 2021 , ' Catalytic hydrogenation of urea derivatives and polyureas ' , European Journal of Organic Chemistry , vol. 2021 , no. 32 , pp. 4546-4550 . https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202100775
Publication
European Journal of Organic Chemistry
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1434-193XType
Journal article
Description
AK thanks the Leverhulme Trust for an early career fellowship. JL thanks the University of St. Andrews for the Undergraduate Research Assistantship.Collections
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