Publication Date:
2014-06-29
Description:
Article Nitrile reduction is a simple method for the generation of amines, though successful catalysts use expensive precious metals such as ruthenium. Here, the authors use an iron complex, demonstrating its application in the hydrogenation of nitriles and dinitriles to primary amines. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms5111 Authors: Christoph Bornschein, Svenja Werkmeister, Bianca Wendt, Haijun Jiao, Elisabetta Alberico, Wolfgang Baumann, Henrik Junge, Kathrin Junge, Matthias Beller
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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