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tional groups can be influenced in a similar manner by this class of
functionalised IL support. Our ongoing studies are aimed at improv-
ing the selectivity of hydrogenations of aliphatic nitriles to primary
amines, and our results will be reported in due course.
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Alexander-Von-Humboldt Foundation
(Dr. M.H.G. Prechtl), CNPq, INCT-Catal., Petrobras, and CAPES for
funding.
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Using IL 1, the inherent functionality of the IL tunes the selectiv-
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However, nitriles remain competent substrates for hydrogenation.
We propose that the selectivity for hydrogenation of other func-
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