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A Ru -TsDPEN (RuCl[(1S,2S)-N-p-tosyl-1,2-diphenylethylendiamine]pcymene) catalyst of the Noyori type was immobilized in the channels of MCM -41 molecular sieve functionalized by (3 -aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES). The resulting compound was tested as a catalyst for the hydrogenation of 1-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline (MIQ) under laboratory conditions using an azeotropic mixture of formic acid and triethylamine (5:2) as the source of hydrogen and compared to the results acquired in the corresponding system.

In this work, we try to hydrogenate selectively phenylacetylene to styrene and 3-phenylpropyne to allylbenzene using immobilized or pure Wilkinson's catalyst. The catalyst was immobilized using two approaches-immobilization using ionic exchange and immobilization using covalent bonding. In the first case, the smectite minerals (hectorite and montmorillonite) were used as the supports. In the second case, MCM-41 and SBA-15 were used as the supports. Both types of immobilization were successful and the solid products were characterized. For the covalent bond formation, it was necessary to first modify the surface of the silica material. The modification was carried out using two substances, one adding an amino group to the silica material, and the second adding a phenyl group to the material. The selectivity of hydrogenation of both substances was higher using heterogeneous catalyst in the case of phenylacetylene. In the case of phenylpropyne, no difference in selectivity using Wilkinson's catalyst in homogeneous or heterogeneous arrangement was observed. The type of immobilization has no influence on either activity or selectivity of catalyst.

Unsaturated hexenoic acids are important compounds due to their utilization for specific aromatic alcohol (leaf alcohols) preparation. The influences of the reaction conditions on the sorbic acid hydrogenation to cis-hex-3-enoic acid are given. [Cp*Ru(sorbic acid)]CF 3 SO 3 was used as catalyst in two-phase hydrogenation.