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An on-water Ir(III)-diamine catalysis represents an efficient, simple and
environmentally friendly catalytic system for the transfer hydrogenation of
aldehydes. The catalyst tolerates various synthetically useful groups
including nitro groups, halogens, ketones, esters and olefins.
X. Wu, J. Liu, X. Li, A. Zanotti-Gerosa, F. Hancock, D. Vinci, J. Ruan, J.
Xiao, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2006, 45, 6717-6722.

Asymmetric ligand-accelerated catalysis by copper hydride allows the synthesis
of valued nonracemic allylic alcohols in very good yields.
R. Moser, Ž. V. Bošković, C. S. Crowe, B. H. Lipshutz, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010,
132, 7852-7853.

