Water works as medium for reactions that reduce carboxylic acids

By Hugh Ryan2023-03-22T13:29:00

Source: © Bruce Lipshutz/University of California

Catalytic system works on a wide range of acid substrates and doesn’t require precious metals or air and moisture intolerant reagents

Researchers in the US have developed a catalytic system for reducing carboxylic acids to aldehydes and alcohols in water.¹ Critically, their system avoids the use of air and moisture intolerant reagents, precious metals and specialised ligands.