Selective hydrogenation of trans-cinnamaldehyde and hydrogenolysis-free hydrogenation of benzyl cinnamate in imidazolium ILs

Autor: Ian Beadham, Saibh Morrissey, Nicholas Gathergood
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Green Chem.. 11:466-474
ISSN: 1463-9270
1463-9262
DOI: 10.1039/b815566f
Popis: trans-Cinnamaldehyde is selectively hydrogenated to hydrocinnamaldehyde using a commercially available palladium catalyst in novel imidazolium ILs. The selective hydrogenation extends to benzyl cinnamate, in which the ester is protected from hydrogenolysis under similar conditions.
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