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Base-Free Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Esters and Lactones
Half-sandwich iridium bipyridine
complexes catalyze the hydrogenation
of esters and lactones under base-free conditions. The reactions proceed
with a variety of ester and lactone substrates. Mechanistic studies
implicate a pathway involving rate-limiting hydride transfer to the
substrate at high pressures of H<sub>2</sub> (≥50 bar)