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Hydrogenolysis of Small Cycloalkanes, X. - Catalytic Hydrogenation of Bicycloalkanes
Stahl, Karl-Johannes,Hertzsch, Winfried,Musso, Hans
, p. 1474 - 1484 (2007/10/02)
Dependent on n different products are obtained from bicycloalkanes by hydrogenation on Pt and Pd/C catalysts: from n = 5 onward only methylcycloalkanes of the same ring size; with n = 4 additionally 2-7 percent of cycloheptane is formed; with n = 3 ring enlargement increases to 5-20 percent and with n = 2 cyclopentane is the only product.Mainly butane is formed from bicyclobutane and no intermediate could be detected.Explanations are attempted.The expected products are produced on hydrogenation of methyl-substituted derivatives and spiroalkanes.
