A Pd-Cu2O nanocomposite as an effective synergistic catalyst for selective semi-hydrogenation of the terminal alkynes only

Yang, ShuliangCao, ChangyanPeng, LiZhang, JianlingHan, BuxingSong, Weiguo2016-04-012016-04-012016-04-01201610.1039/c6cc00143bhttps://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/125456WOS:000371008500006A new type lead-free catalyst of a Pd-Cu2O nanocomposite was developed for highly selective semi-hydrogenation of alkynes. With unprecedented selectivity for the semi-hydrogenation of terminal alkynes to alkenes, we show for the first time that the catalyst only hydrogenated the terminal alkynes, i.e. did not hydrogenate the internal alkynes.A Pd-Cu2O nanocomposite as an effective synergistic catalyst for selective semi-hydrogenation of the terminal alkynes onlytext::journal::journal article::research article