A Simple Nickel Catalyst Enables Broad E-Selective Alkyne Semihydrogenation

23 August 2019, Version 1
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Abstract

A simple and commercially available nickel catalyst for E-selective alkyne semihydrogenation is presented. The protocol is practical and encompasses a wide variety of internal alkynes, with aryl and alkyl substituents tolerated alike.

Keywords

Nickel
hydrogenation
Alkynes
Alkenes
Stereoselectivity

Supplementary materials

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Teichert E selective alkyne semihydrogenation addspectr
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Teichert E selective alkyne semihydrogenation SI
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