
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pegg, GG 
A1  - Meehan, GV 
T1  - Biphenyl Inhibits Stereomutation in Semihydrogenation of 4-Arylbut-2-yn-1-ols
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1990
VL  - 43
IS  - 10
SP  - 1789
EP  - 1790
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9901789 
N2  - Semihydrogenation of 4-arylbut-2-yn-1-ols in the presence of a quinoline -deactivated palladium catalyst yielded mixtures of (Z)- and (E)-4-arylbut-2-en-1-ols. We find that stereomutation of the initially formed (Z)- alkene product is prevented if biphenyl (10% of the weight of the alkyne substrate) is included in the reaction mixture. 
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