TITLE:
Hydrogenation of Alkenes with NaBH4, CH3CO2H, Pd/C in the Presence of O- and N-Benzyl Functions
AUTHORS:
Nuha Al Soom, Thies Thiemann
KEYWORDS:
Alkene Hydrogenation, Benzyl Ether, Benzyl Ester, N-Benzyl Group
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Vol.6 No.1,
March
4,
2016
ABSTRACT: NaBH4, CH3CO2H, Pd/C has been described as an effective reagent system to hydrogenate alkenes. Here, we show that the hydrogenation occurs chemoselectively, making it possible to hydrogenate alkenes under Pd/C catalysis with hydrogen created in situ without O- or N-debenzylation.