INTRODUCTION Asymmetric hydrogenation of unsaturated organic compounds has been established as one of the most efficient methods for the preparation of chiral, non-racemic substrates. Among hydrogenation of various substrates, the asymmetric hydrogenation of heteroarenes provides a straightforward approach to a wide range of enantiomerically pure saturated heterocycles, which are subunits of ma...

Optically active -arylalkylamines are an important class of compounds that are widely used in organic and pharmaceutical synthesis, and much effort has been made to develop efficient asymmetric synthetic methods for them.[1] Asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation of enamides, initiated by Kagan et al. ,[2] provides a direct and convenient route to chiral amine derivatives. However, many well-known ...

Despite renewed interest in carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction chemistry, examples of homogeneous iron catalysts that hydrogenate CO2 are limited compared to their noble-metal counterparts. Knowledge of the thermodynamic properties of iron hydride complexes, including M-H hydricities (ΔGH(-)), could aid in the development of new iron-based catalysts. Here we present the experimentally determined hy...

Chemoselectivity is a cornerstone of catalysis, permitting the targeted modification of specific functional groups within complex starting materials. Here we elucidate key structural and electronic factors controlling the liquid phase hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde and related benzylic aldehydes over Pt nanoparticles. Mechanistic insight from kinetic mapping reveals cinnamaldehyde hydrogenatio...

We examined the biotransformation of enantiomeric pairs of enones such as pulegone and carvone in recombinant Escherichia coli expressing Nicotiana tabacum pulegone reductase. It was found that recombinant E. coli cells acquired the ability for stereospecific hydrogenation of the exocyclic C=C double bond of pulegone. However, stereospecificity in hydrogenation with the recombinant E. coli cell...

CO2 hydrogenation to formate is an attractive route for the utilization of this greenhouse gas. In their Research Article (e202307086), Dehui Deng, Liang Yu, and co-workers report edge-rich molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as a low-cost catalyst with superior activity, selectivity, high stability. Comprehensive mechanism studies reveal that selective production enabled at MoS2 edge sulfur vacancies ...

The aim of presented paper is analysis, mathematical modelling, simulation and control of hydrogenation process. Cyclohexane, as an important base material for polyamide manufacturing, makes by catalytic hydrogenation of benzene. A large number of reaction heat transfers during hydrogenation process. Therefore, benzene and cyclohexane mixture hydrogenation proceed under hydrogen excess. We supp...

An operationally simple and environmentally benign formal hydrogenation protocol has been developed using highly abundant iron(iii) salts and an inexpensive, bench stable, stoichiometric reductant, NaBH4, in ethanol, under ambient conditions. This reaction has been applied to the reduction of terminal alkenes (22 examples, up to 95% yield) and nitro-groups (26 examples, up to 95% yield). Deuter...

A fundamental single-event microkinetic (SEMK) model for the hydrogenation of aromatic components on a Pt catalyst has been developed. It is based on the Horiuti-Polanyi mechanism considering atomic hydrogen addition steps to the (partially hydrogenated) aromatic species on the catalyst surface. The reaction network used accounts for the position at which the hydrogen atoms are added to the rin...