Complete Replacement of H2 by D2 via Pd/C-Catalyzed H/D Exchange Reaction

…, T Kurita, H Esaki, F Aoki, T Maegawa, K Hirota

Index: Sajiki, Hironao; Kurita, Takanori; Esaki, Hiroyoshi; Aoki, Fumiyo; Maegawa, Tomohiro; Hirota, Kosaku Organic Letters, 2004 , vol. 6, # 20 p. 3521 - 3523

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Abstract

A general and in situ D2 gas generation method using 10% Pd/C-catalyzed H2-D2 exchange reaction in a H2-D2O system has been developed. H2 gas sealed in a reaction flask was efficiently converted into nearly pure D2 gas, which can be used for the reductive deuteration of substrates possessing reducible functionalities within the molecule.