Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitroalkenes to Nitroalkanes on Water under Atmospheric Pressure Catalyzed by a Water-Soluble Metal–Ligand Bifunctional Iridium Catalyst
The chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroalkenes to nitroalkanes on water under atmospheric pressure has been accomplished. In the presence of [Cp*Ir(6,6'-(OH)<sub>2</sub>-2,2'-bpy)(OH<sub>2</sub>)][OTf]<sub>2</sub> (0.5 mol %), a range of desirable products were obtained in high yields. In all case, nitro groups remains unchanged, indicating that reactions exhibited the complete selectivity for the hydrogenation of C═C bonds of nitroalkenes. OH functional groups in bpy ligand was confirmed to be crucially important for the catalytic activity of iridium complex.
Authors
- Beixuan Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5013-4730)
- Qixun Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4924-831X)
- Kai Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2226-806X)
- Xiaoting Wang
- Yuexin Ji
- Jinci Liang
- Feng Li
Institutions
- Nanjing Tech University (CN)
- Nanjing University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Institute of Organic Synthesis (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c06007
- Primary Topic
- Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00