Abstract
The borrowing hydrogen (BH) approach enables commodity alcohols to be employed as alkylating agents, generating water as the sole by-product. Recently, Fe-based catalysts have been utilized in combination with visible light irradiation to enable alkylation processes at near room temperature, which improves sustainability metrics while presenting opportunities for further reaction development.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 168-170 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Trends in Chemistry |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 26 Feb 2025 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Apr 2025 |
Funding
The authors gratefully acknowledge the School of Chemistry at Cardiff University and the Department of Chemistry at the University of Bath for generous support. S.A.E. thanks the British Council and the Egyptian Cultural Affairs and Missions Sector for a PhD studentship through the Newton-Mosharafa Fund. T.M. thanks the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme (Phase III). E.M.A. thanks the Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission in the UK and the Department of Chemistry at King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, for a PhD studentship. The authors declare no competing interests.
| Funders |
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| The British Council |
| Cardiff University |
| Egyptian Cultural Affairs and Missions Sector |
| Department of Chemistry at King Khalid University |
| Newton-Mosharafa Fund |
| University of Bath |
| Higher Education Commission |
Keywords
- alkylation
- borrowing hydrogen
- hydrogen autotransfer
- iron catalysis
- methylation
- visible light
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
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