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Benzothiazoline: The Surrogate of Hantzsch Ester

  1. Dr. Chen Zhu*,
  2. Prof. Dr. John Russell Falck

Article first published online: 25 AUG 2011

DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201100241

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ChemCatChem

ChemCatChem

Volume 3, Issue 12, pages 1850–1851, December 16, 2011

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Zhu, C. and Falck, J. R. (2011), Benzothiazoline: The Surrogate of Hantzsch Ester. ChemCatChem, 3: 1850–1851. doi: 10.1002/cctc.201100241

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  1. Departments of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9038 (USA), Fax: (+1) 214-648-6455

*Departments of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9038 (USA), Fax: (+1) 214-648-6455

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 DEC 2011
  2. Article first published online: 25 AUG 2011
  3. Manuscript Received: 18 JUL 2011

Funded by

  • NIH. Grant Number: GM31278
  • Robert A. Welch Foundation. Grant Number: GL625910

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Keywords:

  • benzothiazoline;
  • Hantzsch ester;
  • hydrogenation;
  • phosphoric acid;
  • reduction
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Versatile hydrogen source: A number of intriguing features of benzothiazoline are summarized to highlight its achievement in the reduction of C[DOUBLE BOND]N bonds. Its inherently versatile skeleton will allow benzothiazoline to become an important complement to the Hantzsch ester and find broad applications in the field of transfer hydrogenation.

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