Stainless Steel-Mediated Hydrogen Generation from Alkanes and Diethyl Ether and Its Application for Arene Reduction
- Yoshinari Sawama*Yoshinari Sawama*E-mail: [email protected] (Y. Sawama).Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, JapanMore by Yoshinari Sawama
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- Naoki YasukawaNaoki YasukawaLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, JapanMore by Naoki Yasukawa
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- Kazuho BanKazuho BanLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, JapanMore by Kazuho Ban
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- Ryota GotoRyota GotoLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, JapanMore by Ryota Goto
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- Miki NiikawaMiki NiikawaLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, JapanMore by Miki Niikawa
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- Yasunari MonguchiYasunari MonguchiLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, JapanMore by Yasunari Monguchi
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- Miki ItohMiki ItohLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, JapanMore by Miki Itoh
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- Hironao Sajiki*Hironao Sajiki*E-mail: [email protected] (H. Sajiki).Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-nishi, Gifu 501-1196, JapanMore by Hironao Sajiki
Abstract

Hydrogen gas can be generated from simple alkanes (e.g., n-pentane, n-hexane, etc.) and diethyl ether (Et2O) by mechanochemical energy using a planetary ball mill (SUS304, Fritsch Pulverisette 7), and the use of stainless steel balls and vessel is an important factor to generate the hydrogen. The reduction of organic compounds was also accomplished using the in-situ-generated hydrogen. While the use of pentane as the hydrogen source facilitated the reduction of the olefin moieties, the arene reduction could proceed using Et2O. Within the components (Fe, Cr, Ni, etc.) of the stainless steel, Cr was the metal factor for the hydrogen generation from the alkanes and Et2O, and Ni metal played the role of the hydrogenation catalyst.
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