Solvent participation in catalytic trans-hydrogenation of an olefinic double bond

Abstract
trans-Addition in the palladium-catalysed hydrogenation of dimethyl bicyclo[2,2,2]oct-2-ene-2,3-dicarboxylate (1) increased from 1 to over 60% if traces of strong acid were present; as shown by deuteriation experiments, the solvent participates in the formation of the trans-isomer.

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