Royal Society of Chemistry, Catalysis Science & Technology, 6(7), p. 1297-1304, 2017
DOI: 10.1039/c6cy02413k
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Low catalyst loadings of the PNN-bearing ruthenium(ii) complex, [fac-PNN]RuH(PPh3)(CO), in combination with 5 mol% of NaBH4, efficiently catalyze the hydrogenation of a broad range of esters to their corresponding alcohols under mild pressures of H2.