Selective transfer hydrogenation of various unsaturated functions by polymethylhydrosiloxane in the presence of a recyclable rhodium catalyst

Jochanan Blum, Ilan Pri-Bar, Howard Alper

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Abstract

The ion pair formed from rhodium trichloride and methyltrioctyl-ammonium chloride (Aliquat®-336) was shown to catalyze, under mild conditions, hydrogen transfer from polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) to substituted acetylenes, olefins, aroyl chlorides, α,β-unsaturated aldehydes ketones and esters and saturated carboxyl compounds, respectively. Addition of aqueous sodium perchlorate to the reaction mixtures at low to medium conversions allowed facile recovery of the catalyst as aqueous NaRhCl4 which, with fresh Aliquat-336, could be re-extracted into a new reagent-containing organic solution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)359-367
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Molecular Catalysis
Volume37
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1986
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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