Abstract
Lindlar's catalyst (Pd/CaCO3) in PEG (400) has been found to be the most reusable reaction medium for selective reduction of alkynes to cis-olefins. The catalyst and PEG were recycled five times without loss of activity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2421-2423 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 8 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:C.N., G.C.S., and T.S.S. thank CSIR, New Delhi, India for financial support.
Keywords
- Hydrogenation
- Lindlar's catalyst
- PEG
- Recycling