A theoretical study on the mechanism of hydrogenation of carboxylic acids catalyzed by the Saito catalyst

Qianqian Lu, Jinshuai Song, Minyi Zhang, Jing Wei, Chunsen Li
2018 Dalton Transactions  
The novel mechanism of carboxylic acid hydrogenation includes the hydrogenation of the carboxylic acid to an aldehyde and the hydrogenation of the aldehyde to an alcohol.
doi:10.1039/c7dt04447j pmid:29383347 fatcat:vitm66i5vneujmz3rnawjg73cm