Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Catalytic
hydrogenation:
Addition
of hydrogen to a
double
or
triple bond
in the presence of a
catalyst
(usually platinum group metal).
Catalytic
hydrogenation of 1,2-di
methyl
cyclohexene
causes
syn addition
of H
2
across the carbon-carbon
pi bond
,
producing
cis
-1,2-di
methyl
cyclohexane
.
Related terms:
Reduction
,
syn addition
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