Efficient and Chemoselective Reduction of Olefins Catalyzed by Fe₃O₄Nanoparticles using Hydrazine Hydrate

nanoparticleOlefin reduction is one of the most fundamental reactionsin organic synthesis. Most common reduction methods usedin the laboratories include the use of heterogeneous metalcatalysts such as Pd/C, Rh/C, Pt/C, and Raney nickel in thepresence of hydrogen gas. As an alternative to the metal-catalyzed hydrogenation, hydrazine mediated olefin reductionhas been known for almost one hundred years.