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Alkenyl acetates containing both geometrical isomers can be produced by a single controlled catalytic hydrogenation of the corresponding alkynyl acetate. The hydrogenation is capable of yielding formulations containing up to 60% trans isomer; the reduction is attended by positional isomerization in both geometrical isomers.
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Chisholm, M.D., Steck, W.F. & Underhill, E.W. Geometrical and positional isomerization of alkenyl acetates produced by hydrogenation of alkynyl acetates over palladium metal catalysts. J Chem Ecol 4, 657–663 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00990276
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