α-Alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols by an active non-noble metal Cu/CuOx catalyst

Abstract

Development of convenient and effective heterogeneous non-noble metal catalyst for α-alkylation of ketones with alcohols is challenging in heterogeneous catalysis. Here, we report active non-noble metal Cu/CuOx catalysts for the...

Copper-Catalyzed Borrowing Hydrogen Reaction for α-Alkylation of Amides with Alcohols

“…Copper has been used as a catalyst for more than 100 years because of its abundance, low toxicity, and high efficiency in hydrogenation. Recently, several copper-catalyzed BH reactions for the N -alkylation of amines with alcohols and α-alkylation of ketones with alcohols have been reported . However, a ligand or support was required to assist the copper catalyst.…”