Issue 33, 2013

The use of ultrasmall iron(0) nanoparticles as catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of unsaturated C–C bonds

Abstract

The performance of well-defined ultrasmall iron(0) nanoparticles (NPs) as catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of unsaturated C–C and C[double bond, length as m-dash]X bonds is reported. Monodisperse iron nanoparticles of about 2 nm size are synthesized by the decomposition of {Fe(N[Si(CH3)3]2)2}2 under dihydrogen. They are found to be active for the hydrogenation of various alkenes and alkynes under mild conditions and weakly active for C[double bond, length as m-dash]O bond hydrogenation.

Graphical abstract: The use of ultrasmall iron(0) nanoparticles as catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of unsaturated C–C bonds

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Jan 2013
Accepted
05 Mar 2013
First published
05 Mar 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 3416-3418

The use of ultrasmall iron(0) nanoparticles as catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of unsaturated C–C bonds

V. Kelsen, B. Wendt, S. Werkmeister, K. Junge, M. Beller and B. Chaudret, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 3416 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC00152K

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