Colloid and nanodimensional catalysts in organic synthesis: VI. Hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis of carbonyl compounds

摘要

Aldehydes and ketones are found to be hydrogenated to alcohols with hydrogen at atmospheric pressure under the catalysis with nickel nanoparticles. The reaction under study may be used as technologically available and cheap method for hydrogenation of carbonyl groups. It is found that in the case of aromatic ketones hydrogenolysis of C=O bond with partial hydrogenation of aromatic groups takes place.