Room temperature transfer hydrogenation of aldehydes using methanol catalyzed by the iridium(iii) pyridylidene–indole complex

• DOI: 10.1039/d5cc00398a
• Publication Date: 2025-04-25T02:20:58Z
• Authors: Sandip Bapu Khatal; Manohar Shivaji P...; Megha Mariet; Sanjay Pratihar
• Keywords: Transfer hydrogenation

An air- and moisture-stable (L)Ir( iii )Cp* catalyst with electron-rich pyridylidene–indole ligands enables efficient, selective transfer hydrogenation of aldehydes to alcohols using methanol at low temperatures (10–25 °C).