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Did you know you can do Hydrogenation without a Catalyst?

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Of course you did, we mentioned this in June!  Here’s another later reference as a follow-on…..this could well be an area to watch out for.  The reactions are carried out using 10 mol% B(C6F5)2Mes as Lewis acid and an amine as Lewis base, with best results using bicyclic amines such as quinuclidine.  The system has been used to hydrogenate imines, but will also reduce the olefinic bond in unsaturated ketones such as carvone. (Eros G et al, Angew Chem Int Ed, 2010, 49, 6559).