Interaction | Reaction | Process     Data Page

Rh, Pt, Ru and Pd are all used in industry to reduce benzene to cyclohexene. Pt and Rh require less vigorous conditions.

Choosing and Using Noble Metal Hydrogenation Catalysts. P.N.Rylander; Aldrichimica Acta, 12, 3, 1979
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Benzene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Rhodium on carbon Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Cyclohexane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Ease of Reduction of Organic FGs by Hydrogenation
Functional Group Interconvertion
Hydrogenation, catalytic
Industrial Process: Organic
Reduction: Of Substrate By Reagent

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