Fullerene complexes with palladium and rhodium as catalysts for acetylenic bond hydrogenation

The catalytic activity of the fullerene complexes (C-60)Pd(PPh3)(2), (C-70)Pd(PPh3)(2), (C-60)Pd[(+)-DIOP] and (C-60)RhH(CO)(PPh3)(2) in the hydrogenation of acetylenic bond has been studied using diphenylacetylene as a model substrate.