Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation,A Chemo-Selective Reduction of Isoflavones to Isoflavanones |
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Authors: | H G Krishnamurty S Sathyanarayana |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry , University of Delhi , Delhi, 110 007, India |
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Abstract: | Isoflavones can be selectively reduced by catalytic transfer hydrogenation employing formic acid, ammonium formate or triethylammonium formate in the presence of 10% Pd/C. The reaction is simple, clean and gives fair yields of isoflavanones. |
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