Soluble iron nanoparticles as cheap and environmentally benign alkene and alkyne hydrogenation catalysts

Pim‐Huat Phua, Laurent Lefort, Jeroen A. F. Boogers, Mar Tristany, Johannes G. de Vries

Chemical Communications · 2009 · 135 citations · 21 references

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Iron nanoparticles prepared by reducing FeCl(3) with three equivalents of EtMgCl in THF are effective catalysts for the hydrogenation of alkenes and alkynes under moderate conditions.

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