If butadiene is more stabilized, then the energy released in the former hydrogenation step should be less than in the latter. And indeed that is the case, the difference being about 3.7 kcal per mol.

Selective hydrogenation of unsaturated epoxides to saturated epoxides is particularly difficult ... These coatings improve the selectivity of 1-epoxybutane formation from 1-epoxy-3-butene ...

My research focuses on improving the selectivity of supported metal catalysts by modifying them with alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). Alkanethiol modified catalysts have been shown to ...

We investigated the mechanical properties and microphase structure of a series of hydrogenated styrene-b-styrene-co-butadiene-b-styrene triblock copolymers with various degrees of hydrogenation (DHs).

Making hydrogenation greener: Using iron as catalyst for widely used chemical process, replacing heavy metals Date: June 27, 2013 Source: McGill University ...