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. 2018 May 23;9(24):5366–5371. doi: 10.1039/c8sc01924j

Table 1. Selectivities among hydrogenation products (S12H and S14H) for the hydrogenation of S1 (20 bar, 60 °C, 16 h) with catalyst 1 at 1.8 mol% Cutotal loading. All reactions lead to complete conversion (>99%) of S1.

Entry Ligand L/S1 ratio Sel. S12H (Z/E) (%) Sel. S14H (%)
1 <1 >99
2 IMes 1 : 50 97 (99 : 1) 3
3 IMes 1 : 100 95 (98 : 2) 5
4 IMes 1 : 500 12 (58 : 42) 88
5 PCy3 1 : 50 66 (89 : 11) 34