Supercritical carbon dioxide as reaction medium for selective hydrogenation of fluorinated arenes
Souha Kacem, Yunxiang Qiao, C. Wirtz, Nils Theyssen, Alexis Bordet, Walter Leitner
Abstract
The selective hydrogenation of fluorinated arenes with polar functionalities to valuable fluorinated cyclohexanes is achieved using supercritical CO 2 as solvent in combination with Rh NPs immobilized on molecularly modified silica as catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
CyclohexanesSupercritical carbon dioxideChemistrySupercritical fluidCatalysisSolventOrganic chemistryCarbon dioxideFluorine in Organic ChemistryCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisInorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds