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 |