Polymer-stabilized palladium nanoparticles for the chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyls: Single-step bottom-Up approach

Polypyrrole stabilised palladium nanoparticles show good catalytic efficiency for the chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of α,β- unsaturated carbonyl compounds. The catalyst is very specific and selectively hydrogenates the olefins or acetylenes only, without affecting the carbonyl moiety, with an excellent yield of products for a wide range of substrates. Podium position for palladium: A palladium-polypyrrole composite is synthesized for the chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds by using an in situ polymerisation and composite formation method. No semi-hydrogenated product was observed with alkyne systems and hydrodehalogenation of the haloarene segment of the substrate was not encountered in reactions with this catalyst.