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Title: Selective hydrogenation of fifteen acetylenes to olefins catalyzed by polymer-bound palladium(II) complexes. [2-heptyne, 1,5-hexadiyne, propargyl alcohol, phenylacetylene, 1-phenyl-1-propyne, cyclohexenylacetylene]

Journal Article · · J. Catal.; (United States)
OSTI ID:7101582

The selectivities of polymer-bound palladium for olefin in the hydrogenations of 15 acetylenes including 2-heptyne, 1,5-hexadiyne, propargyl alcohol, and phenylacetylene ranged from 85Vertical Bar3< for 2-methyl-1-buten-3-yne to 100Vertical Bar3< for propargyl alcohol and were comparable with those of cationic rhodium or Lindler catalysts. Conjugated acetylenes with the exception of phenylacetylene, e.g., 1-pheyl-1-propyne or cyclohexenylacetylene, gave lower selectivities for olefin. The substrate steric and electronic factors are discussed which affect the addition of the palladium hydride to the triple bond to give a o-vinyl complex at the first reaction stage; the cis-trans selectivity depends on this addition, as the second stage of the reaction retains the geometry, in double- as well as triple-bond hydrogenation.

Research Organization:
Osaka Univ.
OSTI ID:
7101582
Journal Information:
J. Catal.; (United States), Vol. 57:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English