Cover Picture: TiO2‐Supported Re as a General and Chemoselective Heterogeneous Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Carboxylic Acids to Alcohols (Chem. Eur. J. 5/2017). Issue 5 (13th December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Toyao, Takashi; Siddiki, S. M. A. Hakim; Touchy, Abeda S.; Onodera, Wataru; Kon, Kenichi; Morita, Yoshitsugu; Kamachi, Takashi; Yoshizawa, Kazunari; Shimizu, Ken‐ichi
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 23:Issue 5(2017)
• Page Start: 978
• Page End: 978
• Publication Date: 2016-12-13
• Subjects: alcohols -- carboxylic acids -- heterogeneous catalysis -- hydrogenation -- rhenium; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605565
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

Abstract : TiO2 ‐supported Re (Re/TiO2 ) enables selective catalytic hydrogenation of carboxylic acids bearing aromatic and aliphatic moieties to the corresponding alcohols under mild conditions. Contrary to typical heterogeneous catalysts, Re/TiO2 does not lead to the formation of dearomatized byproducts. Re/TiO2 is recyclable as a heterogeneous catalyst and demonstrates a wide substrate scope with preparatively useful yields. This work is provided by a great joint collaborative team from Ken‐ichi Shimizu's group at Hokkaido university and the Kazunari Yoshizawa's group at Kyusyu university. More information can be found in the Communication by T. Toyao, K. Shimizu et al. onpage 1001 ff.