Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (11): 1824-1836.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(16)62542-1

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Osmium complexes in catalysis of olefin hydrogenation and isomerization

Giorgio Cheluccia, Gérard A. Pinnab, Giansalvo Pinnab, Maurizio Solinasc, Barbara Sechic   

  1. a Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Sassari, viale Italia 39, I-07100 Sassari, Italy;
    b Dipartimento di Chimica e Farmacia, Università di Sassari, Via F. Muroni 23/A, 07100 Sassari, Italy;
    c CNR, Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare UOS Sassari, Traversa La Crucca 3, I-07100 Sassari, Italy
  • Received:2016-07-25 Revised:2016-08-18 Online:2016-11-25 Published:2016-11-25
  • Contact: Giorgio Chelucci,Tel:+39-079-229539; Fax:+39-079-229559; E-mail:chelucci@uniss.it
  • Supported by:

    This work was supported by Fondazione di Sardegna.

Abstract:

This review focuses on the evolution of the use of osmium complexes as catalysts in the hydrogena-tion and isomerization of olefins. Osmium systems show good catalytic activities and selectivities in the hydrogenation of olefins via both dihydrogen and transfer hydrogenation. Such systems there-fore have significant potential to become a powerful tool in organic synthesis.

Key words: Osmium complexes, Hydrogenation, Transfer hydrogenation, Alkene isomerization, Olefins