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Hydrogenation of a conjugated keytone with Pt or Ru or Cu-Cr, or Ni

KingBoo - 28-5-2013 at 20:53

I know for a regular non-conjugated keytone if will just reduce to an alcohol.

If it is conjugated with a C=C bond does it still reduce to an alcohol and alkane?

Thanks :)

EDIT: Might as well include "what if conjugated with a phenyl?" Thanks!

[Edited on 29-5-2013 by KingBoo]

zed - 29-5-2013 at 18:34

Some will, some will not.

Read a book!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/56729300/Handbook-of-Heterogeneous...

There is a complete version posted out there somewhere. This appears to be only a preview.

[Edited on 30-5-2013 by zed]