research article
Dramatic pressure effects on the selectivity of the aqueous organic biphasic hydrogenation of trans-cinnamaldehyde catalvzed by water-soluble Ru(II)-tertiary phosphane complexes
In a water/chlorobenzene biphasic reaction, the hydrogenation of trans-cinnamaldehyde, catalyzed by water-soluble Ru(II)-phosphane complexes at pH 3.04 (phosphate buffer), produces a 61:39 mixture of cinnamyl alcohol and dihydrocinnamaldehyde at 1 bar H-2; however, the selectivity is increased to 93:7 by increasing the hydrogen pressure to 8 bar.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000180842300013
Author(s)
Date Issued
2003
Publisher
Published in
Volume
345
Issue
1-2
Start page
172
End page
174
Editorial or Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
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EPFL
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November 9, 2005
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