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Heterogeneous Gold‐Catalyzed Selective Semireduction of Alkynes using Formic Acid as Hydrogen Source
Author(s) -
Li ShuShuang,
Tao Lei,
Wang FuZeRong,
Liu YongMei,
Cao Yong
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.201501183
Subject(s) - formic acid , chemistry , catalysis , alkyne , combinatorial chemistry , colloidal gold , hydrogen , selectivity , nanoparticle , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science
A convenient and robust protocol for the selective transfer semireduction of alkynes was developed, using bio‐renewable formic acid as the hydrogen source and easily handled supported gold nanoparticles as the catalyst. The catalytic system showed several attractive features such as high activity and selectivity, recyclability, scalability and adaptability to continuous operation under mild reaction conditions, thus providing a practical alternative to current methods for alkyne semireduction.