Highly Selective Synthesis of cis-2,2,4,4-Tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-diol via Solvent-Free Hydrogenation and Isomerization

In this study, ruthenium-on-carbon-catalyzed hydrogenation of CBDK was developed for the production of cis-CBDO under solvent-free conditions. Isomerization using a ruthenium catalyst and hydrogen gas may improve the selective formation of cis-CBDO. Moreover, the reaction mechanisms for cis-selectivity was proposed based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations.

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In this study, a solvent-free ruthenium-on-carbon-catalyzed hydrogenation reaction of CBDK was developed for the production of cis-CBDO, and the reaction mechanism for cis-selectivity was proposed based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations.