Raney® cobalt - an underutilised reagent for the selective cleavage of C-X and N-O bonds

Banwell, MartinJones, MatthewReekie, TristanSchwartz, BrettTan, Shen Hui-XianWhite, Lorenzo2015-12-101477-0520http://hdl.handle.net/1885/63618RANEY® cobalt, which was first prepared in the 1930s, is known to function effectively as a catalyst for certain chemoselective reductions. However, its utility in chemical synthesis does not seem to have been fully appreciated. This first comprehensiveRaney® cobalt - an underutilised reagent for the selective cleavage of C-X and N-O bonds201410.1039/C4OB00917G2015-12-10