Abstract
A non-hazordous and mild protocol was developed for an efficient reduction of alkenes to alkanes using "iron-activated water" and catalytic Pd/C (2.5mol%). Water functions as a hydrogen source without any external acid or base and in the absence of another solvent. The Pd/C catalyst was recovered and recycled. In the course of the reaction zero valent iron is oxidized to magnetite.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1258-1261 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:& Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Keywords
- Alkenes
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Iron
- Magnetite
- Transfer hydrogenation
- Water