synthetically versatile tetrahydroquinoline molecules with I2 and HBpin is described. In the presence of iodine (20 mol%) as a catalyst, reduction of quinolines and other N-heteroarenes proceeded readily with hydroboranes as the reducing reagents. The broad functional-group tolerance, good yields and mild reaction conditions imply high practical utility.
For the first time, the highly efficient and regioselective hydrogenation of quinolinederivatives to 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines using unsupported nanoporous gold (AuNPore) as a catalyst and organosilane with water as a hydrogen source is reported. The AuNPore catalyst can be readily recovered and reused without any loss of catalytic activity.
An efficient catalytic method is presented for the hydrogenation of N‐heterocycles. The iridium‐based catalyst operates under mild conditions in water without any co‐catalyst or stoichiometric additives. The catalyst also promotes the reverse reaction of dehydrogenation of N‐heterocycles, hence displaying appropriate characteristics for a future hydrogen economy based on liquid organic hydrogen carriers