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• TITLE: Hydrogenation of Alkenes with NaBH4, CH3CO2H, Pd/C in the Presence of O- and N-Benzyl Functions

  AUTHORS: Nuha Al Soom, Thies Thiemann

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

  JOURNAL NAME: International Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol.6 No.1, March 4, 2016

  ABSTRACT: 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.