January 1, 1975Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications

Homogeneous catalytic hydrogenolysis of the C–O bond: the selective reduction of cyclic carboxylic acid anhydrides to γ-lactones catalysed by [RuCl ₂ (Ph ₃ P) ₃ ]

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Abstract

[RuCl2(Ph3P)3] is an efficient catalyst for the selective partial hydrogenation of carboxylic acid anhydrides; γ-lactones are formed from succinic and phthalic anhydrides.

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James E. Lyons (1975) studied this question.

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Abstract

[RuCl2(Ph3P)3] is an efficient catalyst for the selective partial hydrogenation of carboxylic acid anhydrides; γ-lactones are formed from succinic and phthalic anhydrides.