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The iridium-catalyzed decarbonylation of aldehydes under mild conditions. 2008

Tomohiro Iwai, and Tetsuaki Fujihara, and Yasushi Tsuji

Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.

The catalytic decarbonylation of aldehydes has been developed using commercially available [IrCl(cod)](2) and PPh(3) under mild conditions, and the method could be widely applicable to various substrates with different functionalities.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007495	Iridium	A metallic element with the atomic symbol Ir, atomic number 77, and atomic weight 192.22.
D008024	Ligands	A molecule that binds to another molecule, used especially to refer to a small molecule that binds specifically to a larger molecule, e.g., an antigen binding to an antibody, a hormone or neurotransmitter binding to a receptor, or a substrate or allosteric effector binding to an enzyme. Ligands are also molecules that donate or accept a pair of electrons to form a coordinate covalent bond with the central metal atom of a coordination complex. (From Dorland, 27th ed)	Ligand
D002255	Carbonic Acid	Carbonic acid (H2C03). The hypothetical acid of carbon dioxide and water. It exists only in the form of its salts (carbonates), acid salts (hydrogen carbonates), amines (carbamic acid), and acid chlorides (carbonyl chloride). (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)	Acid, Carbonic
D002384	Catalysis	The facilitation of a chemical reaction by material (catalyst) that is not consumed by the reaction.	Catalyses
D000447	Aldehydes	Organic compounds containing a carbonyl group in the form -CHO.	Aldehyde
D012997	Solvents	Liquids that dissolve other substances (solutes), generally solids, without any change in chemical composition, as, water containing sugar. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)	Solvent
D015394	Molecular Structure	The location of the atoms, groups or ions relative to one another in a molecule, as well as the number, type and location of covalent bonds.	Structure, Molecular,Molecular Structures,Structures, Molecular