Hydrogenation with Lindlar Catalyst

Unfortunately, the subsequent step using the Lindlar catalyst met with little success, and nonstereoselective partial reduction of the triple bond is observed." It was reported that most catalytic hydrogenations of dialkyl 1-alkynylphosphonates in EtOH using 5% Pd/CaCOj poisoned with quinoline gave mixtures comprising cis- and fra i-l-alkenylphosphonate and starting material, from which the predominant cis isomer was isolated. 

Fukuda and Kusama [11] successfidly partially hydrogenated butynediol by enq>loying Pd-CaCOj and quinoline as poison. In later work of Fukuda [3], the combination effect of lead acetate and quinoline on Pd/BaCOs gave partial hydrogenation as weU. hi order to selectively produce m-butenediol, Chaudhari et al. [12] reported the use of Lindlar catalyst doped with zinc acetate that gave partial reduction with selectivity as high as 99.8% toward m-butenedioL... 

Hydrogenation with Lindlar s catalyst gives cis-olefins... 

Lindlar catalyst (Section 9 9) A catalyst for the hydrogenation of alkynes to as alkenes It is composed of palladium which has been poisoned with lead(II) acetate and quino line supported on calcium carbonate... 

Hydrogenations with Lindlar catalysts frequently slow down or stop after absorption of 1 mol of hydrogen. Reduction of 4-hydroxydodec-2-ynoic acid stopped spontaneously when about 95% of the theoretical hydrogen had been absorbed 39). 

Complete reduction to the alkane occurs when palladium on carbon (Pd/C) is used as catalyst, but hydrogenation can be stopped at the alkene if the less active Lindlar catalyst is used. The Lindlar catalyst is a finely divided palladium metal that has been precipitated onto a calcium carbonate support and then deactivated by treatment with lead acetate and quinoline, an aromatic amine. The hydrogenation occurs with syn stereochemistry (Section 7.5), giving a cis alkene product. 

Alkynes can be reduced to yield alkenes and alkanes. Complete reduction of the triple bond over a palladium hydrogenation catalyst yields an alkane partial reduction by catalytic hydrogenation over a Lindlar catalyst yields a cis alkene. Reduction of (he alkyne with lithium in ammonia yields a trans alkene. 

Triple bonds can be reduced, either by catalytic hydrogenation or by the other methods mentioned in the following two sections. The comparative reactivity of triple and double bonds depends on the catalyst. With most catalysts, (e.g., Pd) triple bonds are hydrogenated more easily, and therefore it is possible to add just 1 mol of hydrogen and reduce a triple bond to a double bond (usually a stereoselective syn addition) or to reduce a triple bond without affecting a double bond present in the same molecule. A particularly good catalyst for this purpose is the Lindlar catalyst (Pd-CaCOs—PbO). An alternative catalyst used for selective hydrogena-... 

Redox-type reactions show by far the worst performance in meeting the golden atom economical threshold. Three reductions meet this criterion with (AE)min values of 1 hydrogenation of olefins using the Lindlar catalyst (1952), Noyori stereoselective hydrogenation reaction (1985), and Zincke disulphide cleavage reaction (1911) whereas, oxidations... 

The synthesis of Pd/ACF (0.42wt.% Pd) catalyst with monodispersed nanoparticles carried out at cuo = 3 is illustrated, as well as its catalytic performance in a liquid-phase hydrogenation of 1-hexyne in comparison with a traditional powdered Lindlar catalyst. 

Catalytic behavior of the synthesized material is superior in comparison with a traditional hydrogenation catalyst which is a powdered Lindlar catalyst (5%Pd-3.5%Pb/CaC03), as can be seen from Figure 9(a) and (b). 

The used Pd/ACF catalyst shows a higher selectivity than the fresh Lindlar catalyst, for example, 94 1% versus 89 + 2%, respectively, at 90% conversion. The higher yield of 1-hexene is 87 + 2% with the used catalyst versus 82 + 3% of the Lindlar in a 1.3-fold shorter reaction time. Higher catalyst activity and selectivity is attributed to Pd size and monodispersity. Alkynes hydrogenation is structure-sensitive. The highest catalytic activity and alkene selectivity are observed with Pd dispersions <20% [26]. This indicates the importance of the Pd size control during the catalyst preparation. This can be achieved via the modified ME technique. 

Industrial synthesis of vitamin A (Hoffman-La-Roche) goes through partial hydrogenation of an enyne (equation 161)277. A number of syntheses of pheromones, where the reduction of an enyne to a diene is the key step, have been devised. A few selected examples are given in Table 29278. During the total synthesis of endiandric acids, Nico-laou employed hydrogenation of a polyenyne intermediate with a Lindlar catalyst to generate an intermediate which underwent symmetry-allowed cyclizations to result in the natural product (equation 162)279. 

The last step, in the synthetic direction, would therefore be the catalytic hydrogenation of a triple bond to a double bond, a reaction that performed with Lindlar catalyst would assure the correct (Z)-configuration. 

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