Microwave-Enhanced Hydrogenation of Carbon–Carbon Double Bonds in Single-Stranded Polymers by p-Tosylhydrazide

Abstract

A rapid and efficient method for the hydrogenation of the backbones of various single-stranded polymers with p-tosylhydrazide is developed using microwave irradiation, through which the corresponding saturated and more flexible polymers are obtained in good to excellent yields.

Keywords:

• Hydrogenation
• microwave irradiation
• p-tosylhydrazide

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful for financial support from National Science Foundation of China (20902002) and Startup Research Fund for Introduced Talents from Anhui University of Technology and Science (2008YQ009).

Notes

^a Polymers 1a–f were prepared according to Ref. 2 and polymers 3a and b were prepared according to Ref. 10.