Ad. Kini et al., SELECTIVE REDUCTION OF ALKYNES TO Z-ALKENES USING HYDROSILANE FUNCTIONS IMMOBILIZED ON SILICA-GEL, Tetrahedron letters, 35(10), 1994, pp. 1507-1510
A solid reagent consisting of hydrosilane functions immobilized on the
surface of silica gel was used in conjunction with acetic acid and te
trakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) catalyst to effect the reductio
n of alkynes to Z-olefins. Simple filtration provides a convenient mea
ns far the reaction workup and isolation of products.