The present invention relates to novel Ruthenium complexes and related borohydride complexes, and their use for (1) hydrogenation of amides (including polyamides) to alcohols and amines; (2) preparing amides from alcohols with amines (including preparing polyamides (e.g., polypeptides) by reacting dialcohols and diamines or by polymerization of amino alcohols); (3) hydrogenation of esters to alcohols (including hydrogenation of cyclic esters (lactones), cyclic di-esters (di-lactones) or polyesters); (4) hydrogenation of organic carbonates (including polycarbonates) to alcohols and of carbamates (including polycarbamates) or urea derivatives to alcohols and amines; (5) dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols to esters; (6) hydrogenation of secondary alcohols to ketones; (7) amidation of esters (synthesis of amides from esters and amines); (8) acylation of alcohols using esters; (9) coupling of alcohols with water to form carboxylic acids; and (10) dehydrogenation of beta-amino alcohols to form pyrazines. The present invention further relates to novel uses of certain pyridine Ruthenium complexes.
本发明涉及新型的
铑配合物和相关
硼氢化物配合物,以及它们在以下方面的应用:(1)将酰胺(包括聚酰胺)加氢制备醇和胺;(2)用胺从醇中制备酰胺(包括通过二元醇和二胺反应或
氨基醇的聚合制备聚酰胺(例如聚肽));(3)将酯加氢制备醇(包括环状酯(内酯),环状二酯(内二酯)或聚酯的加氢);(4)将有机
碳酸酯(包括聚
碳酸酯)加氢制备醇和
碳酸酯酰胺(包括聚
碳酸酯酰胺)或
脲衍
生物制备醇和胺;(5)将醇脱氢耦合成酯;(6)将二级醇加氢制备酮;(7)酯胺化(从酯和胺合成酰胺);(8)使用酯酰化醇;(9)将醇与
水耦合形成
羧酸;以及(10)将β-
氨基醇脱氢形成
吡嗪。本发明还涉及某些
吡啶铑配合物的新型用途。