Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1986, 51, 101-105
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19860101

Catalytic hydrogenation of unsaturated organic acids and their sodium salts

Libor Červený, Eva Fialová and Vlastimil Růžička

Department of Organic Technology, Prague Institute of Chemical Technology, 166 28 Prague 6

Abstract

Catalytic hydrogenation of unsaturated organic acids in methanol and their sodium salts in water was studied at 20 °C and atmospheric pressure of hydrogen using a catalyst of 3% Pd on activated carbon. The effect of the structure of the acids and salts on the hydrogenation rates is discussed.