MILD REDUCTION OF α,β-UNSATURATED KETONES AND ALDEHYDES WITH AN OXYGEN-ACTIVATED PALLADIUM CATALYST

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)60057-6

Reaction of the binuclear palladium complex, <(R2PH)PdPR2>2, where R=t-Bu, with oxygen gives a very efficient catalyst for the hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyls.