Author(s)

Nuha Al Soom, Thies Thiemann^*

Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

NaBH₄, CH₃CO₂H, Pd/C has been described as an effective reagent system to hydrogenate alkenes. Here, we show that the hydrogenation occurs chemoselectively, making it possible to hydrogenate alkenes under Pd/C catalysis with hydrogen created in situ without O- or N-debenzylation.

Alkene Hydrogenation, Benzyl Ether, Benzyl Ester, N-Benzyl Group

Soom, N. and Thiemann, T. (2016) Hydrogenation of Alkenes with NaBH₄, CH₃CO₂H, Pd/C in the Presence of O- and N-Benzyl Functions. International Journal of Organic Chemistry, 6, 1-11. doi: 10.4236/ijoc.2016.61001.