Soluble iron nanoparticles as cheap and environmentally benign alkene and alkyne hydrogenation catalysts†
Pim-Huat Phua,Laurent Lefort,Jeroen A. F. Boogers,Mar Tristany,Johannes G. de Vries
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 05/28/2009 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B820048C
Abstract
Iron nanoparticles prepared by reducing FeCl3 with three equivalents of EtMgCl in THF are effective catalysts for the hydrogenation of alkenes and alkynes under moderate conditions.
