Stereochemistry of the hydrogenolysis of oxacycloalkanes on metal catalysts

Abstract
On the basis of reaction kinetics, H–D exchange, and i.r. studies of the hydrogenolysis of oxirans and oxolans, the opposite regio- and stereo-selectivities of Pt and Ni are interpreted, a new reaction mechanism is proposed, and it is shown experimentally that the reaction mechanism depends inter alia on the steric structure of the molecule.

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