Propargylation of aromatic compounds using Ce(OTf)3 as catalyst

Rhenium-catalyzed aromatic propargylation.

A mild aromatic propargylation reaction, employing an air- and moisture-tolerant rhenium-oxo complex ((dppm)ReOCl(3)) as a catalyst and a propargyl alcohol as the electrophile, is described. The reaction tolerates a broad range of functional groups and regioselectively affords propargylic arenas without formation of the isomeric allenyl adducts. The potential of this rhenium(V)-catalyzed reacti...

Ruthenium-catalyzed enantioselective propargylation of aromatic compounds with propargylic alcohols via allenylidene intermediates.

Simultaneous Hydrogenation of Multiring Aromatic Compounds over NiMo Catalyst

Hydrogenation of six model feeds containing three-, two-, and one-ring aromatic compounds was investigated to gain insights into the aromatic hydrogenation reaction chemistry over a commercial NiMo catalyst under practical reaction conditions. The hydrogenation reactivity of the aromatic compounds followed the following order: phenanthrene ∼ two-ring aromatics . one-ring aromatic. Comparison wi...

Liquid Phase Hydrogenation of Aromatic Compounds on Nickel Catalyst

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Microwave-assisted thioacetalization of carbonyl compounds using Al-MCM-41 as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst

In this project various types of carbonyl compounds were efficiently converted to their corresponding 1,3-oxathiolanes  with 2-mercaptoethanol in the presence of catalytic amount of Al-MCM-41 with microwave energy. The catalyst can be reused several times without loss of its catalytic activity. Very short reaction times, reusability of the catalyst, and easy workup are noteworthy advantages of ...