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Hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation of d-fructose catalyzed by dichlorotris (triphenylphosphine) ruthenium (II)
S. Vancheesan, Jayaraman Rajaram, Joseph C. Kuriacose
Published in
1993
Volume: 81
   
Issue: 2
Pages: 185 - 194
Abstract
d-Fructose is hydrogenated to d-glucitol and d-mannitol using RuCl2 (PPh3)3 as catalyst at 100°C and atmospheric pressure. Besides hydrogenation, fructose undergoes transfer hydrogenation when propan-2-ol and butan-2-ol are used as solvents. Under an inert atmosphere (nitrogen), only transfer hydrogenation of fructose is observed in these alcohols. The rate of hydrogenation is comparable with transfer hydrogenation under similar reaction conditions. Cyclohexanol, benzyl alcohol, 1-phenylethanol and benzhydrol are also found to be good hydrogen donors for fructose reduction. Both hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation yield glucitol and mannitol whose ratio is always 1:1. The catalyst is deactivated when hydrogen donors such as 2-methoxyethanol and tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol are employed. The deactivation is attributed to the formation of an inactive ruthenium carbonyl complex, viz., RuHCl (CO) (PPh3)3. The hydrogen donating ability of these alcohols and their oxidation potentials are compared and the relative degrees of correlation are rationalized. © 1993.
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JournalJournal of Molecular Catalysis
ISSN03045102
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Concepts (9)
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    Alcohols
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    Complexation
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    Fructose
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    Hydrogenation
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    Ruthenium compounds
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    DICHLOROTRIS TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE RUTHENIUM
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    ORGANORUTHENIUM COMPLEXES
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    Transfer hydrogenation
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    Catalysis