Selective partial hydrogenation of alkynes to (Z)-alkenes with ionic liquid-doped nickel nanocatalysts at near ambient conditions

Hannelore Konnerth, Martin H. G. Prechtl
2016 Chemical Communications  
A selective hydrogenation method for forming (Z)-alkenes from alkynes has been developed using a catalyst system of cheap Ni-NPs in a nitrile functionalised imidazolium based ionic liquid (IL) operating under very mild reaction conditions of 30–50 °C and 1–4 bar H2 pressure.
doi:10.1039/c6cc00499g pmid:27035362 fatcat:lfnv3guvh5dmzkwmzd6luvhcu4