HYDROGENATION OF HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS USING POLYMER-CONTAINING CATALYSTS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00513563

The hydrogenation of a series of oxygen- and nitrogen-containing compounds: furan, sylvan, benzofuran, certain dioxa-compounds, and pyridine, was investigated under mild conditions in the presence of polymer-containing catalysts based on metals of group VIII.The catalysts used were soluble complexes of Pt, Pd, and Rh with various polymers and copolymers.The greatest activity was exhibited by rhodium complexes with carboxyl-containing polymers.