(Hexamethylbenzene)Ru catalysts for the Aldehyde-Water Shift reaction†
Alexander S.
Phearman, 
ab
Jewelianna M.
Moore,
a
Jonathan M.
Goldberg,
b
D. Michael
Heinekey
b
and
Karen I.
Goldberg
*ab
ab
Jewelianna M.
Moore,
a
Jonathan M.
Goldberg,
b
D. Michael
Heinekey
b
and
Karen I.
Goldberg
*ab
Abstract
The Aldehyde-Water Shift (AWS) reaction uses H2O as a benign oxidant to convert aldehydes to carboxylic acids, producing H2, a valuable reagent and fuel, as its sole byproduct. (Hexamethylbenzene)RuII complexes are demonstrated to have higher activity and selectivity (up to 95%) for AWS over disproportionation than previously reported catalysts.
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