Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Alkynes to (Z)-Alkenes Using an Air-Stable Base Metal Catalyst

Viktoriia Zubar, Jan Sklyaruk, Aleksandra Brzozowska, Magnus Rueping

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Abstract

A highly selective hydrogenation of alkynes using an air-stable and readily available manganese catalyst has been achieved. The reaction proceeds under mild reaction conditions and tolerates various functional groups, resulting in (Z)-alkenes and allylic alcohols in high yields. Mechanistic experiments suggest that the reaction proceeds via a bifunctional activation involving metal–ligand cooperativity.
Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalOrganic Letters
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StatePublished - Jul 8 2020

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