Application of Silicon‐Initiated Water Splitting for the Reduction of Organic Substrates. Issue 5 (25th April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gevorgyan, Ashot; Mkrtchyan, Satenik; Grigoryan, Tatevik; Iaroshenko, Viktor O.
• Is Part Of: ChemPlusChem. Volume 83:Issue 5(2018)
• Page Start: 375
• Page End: 382
• Publication Date: 2018-04-25
• Subjects: catalysis -- silicon -- substrate scope -- transfer hydrogenation -- water splitting; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800131
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2192-6506

Abstract

Abstract: The use of water as a donor for hydrogen suitable for the reduction of several important classes of organic compounds is described. It is found that the reductive water splitting can be promoted by several metalloids among which silicon shows the best efficiency. The developed methodologies were applied for the reduction of nitro compounds, N‐oxides, sulfoxides, alkenes, alkynes, hydrodehalogenation as well as for the gram‐scale synthesis of several substrates of industrial importance. Abstract : Silicon‐initiated water splitting : Water is used as a donor for hydrogen suitable for the reduction of several important classes of organic compounds. It was found that the reductive water splitting was promoted by several metalloids among which silicon shows the best efficiency (see figure). The developed methods were applied for the reduction of nitro compounds, N‐oxides, sulfoxides, alkenes, alkynes, hydrodehalogenation as well as for the gram‐scale synthesis of several substrates of industrial importance.