Soluble iron nanoparticles as cheap and environmentally benign alkene and alkyne hydrogenation catalysts.
Iron nanoparticles prepared by reducing FeCl(3) with three equivalents of EtMgCl in THF are effective catalysts for the hydrogenation of alkenes and alkynes under moderate conditions.
Phua
Pim-Huat
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DSM Pharmaceutical Products-Innovative Synthesis & Catalysis, 6160 MD Geleen, The Netherlands.
Lefort
Laurent
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Boogers
Jeroen A F
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Tristany
Mar
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de Vries
Johannes G
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D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D006865:Hydrogenation; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D013379:Substrate Specificity
D000475:Alkenes; D000480:Alkynes; D006859:Hydrogen; D007501:Iron