Abstract
The catalysis group of Solvias has its roots in the Central Research Laboratories of Ciba-Geigy. Since the early eighties its research was focused on three areas of catalytic technology: heterogeneous hydrogenation, coupling catalysis and enantioselective homogeneous hydrogenation. Today, these are still the catalytic methods with the greatest potential for the fine chemicals industry. In this overview we will briefly describe how two of these methods, namely heterogeneous hydrogenation and enantioselective homogeneous hydrogenation have been developed further and applied in technical processes since the spin-off of Solvias in 1999. Additionally, a discussion of which strategies were successful and what the most important results have been in the first decade of Solvias’ existence will follow.
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I thank my former and present colleagues mentioned in the references as well as the technical staff who has worked in the various projects with unrivalled skill and dedication and who deserve all the credit for the many outstanding results.
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Blaser, HU. The Development and Application of Industrially Viable Catalysts for the Selective Hydrogenation of Complex Molecules. Top Catal 53, 997–1001 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-010-9559-8
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