Ruthenium-catalyzed homogeneous hydrogenolysis of esters to alcohols

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 HYDROGENATION AND HYDROGENOLYSIS; AN INTRODUCTION

2 RUTHENIUM STARTING MATERIAL AND LIGANDS FOR CATALYTIC HYDROGENOLYSIS OF ESTERS

3 SCOPE OF RUTHENIUM-CATALYZED HYDROGENOLYSIS; SELECTION OF THE SOLVENTS

4 SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN THE CATALYTIC HYDROGENOLYSIS OF ESTERS

5 KINETIC STUDIES AND A PROPOSED MECHANISM OF RUTHENIUM-CATALYZED HYDROGENOLYSIS OF ESTERS

SUMMARY

SAMENVATTING

EVALUATION OF I.O.P.-CATALYSIS PROJECT IKA 97001

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