Dh. He et al., HYDROGENATION OF CARBOXYLIC-ACIDS USING BIMETALLIC CATALYSTS CONSISTING OF GROUP-8 TO GROUP-10, AND GROUP-6 OR GROUP-7 METALS, Tetrahedron letters, 36(7), 1995, pp. 1059-1062
Hydrogenation of carboxylic acids to alcohols was effectively catalyze
d by bimetallic systems consisting of Group 8 to 10 late transition-me
tals, and Group 6 or 7 early transition-metal carbonyls. These catalys
ts easily converted alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid monoesters into omeg
a-hydroxyalkanoic eaters in good yields.