Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.88, No.1, 11-17, 2006
Selective two-phase hydrogenation of sorbic acid using [Cp*Ru(sorbic acid)](+) catalyst
Unsaturated hexenoic acids are important compounds due to their utilization for specific aromatic alcohol (leaf alcohols) preparation. The influences of the reaction conditions on the sorbic acid hydrogenation to cis-hex-3-enoic acid are given. [Cp*Ru(sorbic acid)]CF3SO3 was used as catalyst in two-phase hydrogenation.