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Green Chem., 2009, 11, 1313 - 1316, DOI: 10.1039/b913079a

Revisiting the Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction: a sustainable protocol for transfer hydrogenation of aldehydes and ketones

Vivek Polshettiwar and Rajender S. Varma

An economical and sustainable transfer hydrogenation for aldehydes and ketones is described. The general protocol is mild, chemo-selective and, importantly, uses neither precious nor non-precious metals and even no ligands.

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