@article {42713,
	title = {Efficient hydrogenation of biomass derived cyclic di-esters to 1,2-diols},
	journal = {Chemical Communications},
	volume = {48},
	year = {2012},
	month = {OCT},
	pages = {1111-1113},
	abstract = {<p>The unprecedented homogeneous hydrogenation of cyclic di-esters, in particular biomass-derived glycolide and lactide, to the corresponding 1,2-diols is catalyzed by Ru(II) PNN (1) and Ru(II) CNN (2) pincer complexes under mild hydrogen pressure and (in the case of 1) neutral conditions. No racemization was observed when a chiral di-ester was used.</p>},
	doi = {10.1039/C1CC15778G },
	author = {Balaraman, Ekambaram and Fogler, Eran and Milstein, David}
}
