Hydrogenation of Other Functional Groups

In several processes it is important also to study the formation of side-products. Increasing temperatures frequently give more side-products ( e.g., over-hydrogenation of the product, or hydrogenation of other functional groups within the substrate molecule, or polymerization reactions or coke formation). The formation of these side-products usually restricts the maximum temperature at which the hydrogenation can be performed successfully. 

Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Other Functional Groups (Written with Prof. Jing Zhao)... 

Besides reduction of C-C multiple bonds, metal NPs embedded into MOF have also been used for hydrogenation of other functional groups including aromatic rings, carbonyl groups, and nitro compounds. Thus, hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexane has been... 

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