NaBH4, CH3CO2H, Pd/C as a Reagent System to Hydrogenate Activated Alkenes Without O-or N-Debenzylation

Nuha al Soom; Thies Thiemann

doi:10.3390/ecsoc-19-a036

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NaBH4, CH3CO2H, Pd/C as a Reagent System to Hydrogenate Activated Alkenes Without O-or N-Debenzylation

Nuha al Soom

Thies Thiemann

¹ Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE

Published: 30 October 2015 by MDPI in The 19th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry session General Organic Synthesis

https://doi.org/10.3390/ecsoc-19-a036

Abstract: NaBH4, CH3CO2H, Pd/C has been described as a reagent system to hydrogenate alkenoates and alkenones. Here, we show that O-debenzylation does not occur under the conditions, making it possible to hydrogenate a double bond under Pd/C catalysis without O-debenzylation or N-debenzylation.

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