4-Octyne

4-Octyne is a chemical compound belonging to the alkyne class, characterized by a carbon-carbon triple bond located at the fourth carbon atom of an octane chain. It is a colorless liquid with a sharp odor.

Application:

This compound is primarily used as a building block in organic synthesis, particularly in the production of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and specialty chemicals. It serves as a versatile starting material for the synthesis of various functionalized compounds.

Articles:

- Titanium(IV) oxide having a copper co-catalyst: a new type of semihydrogenation photocatalyst working efficiently at an elevated temperature under hydrogen-free and poison-free conditions

Publication Date: 21st May 2018

Hiroshi Kominami, Misaki Shiba, Akimi Hashimoto, Shota Imai, Kousuke Nakanishi, Atsuhiro Tanaka, Keiji Hashimoto and Kazuya Imamura

https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CP02316F

- Controlling the performance of a silver co-catalyst by a palladium core in TiO2-photocatalyzed alkyne semihydrogenation and H2 production

Publication Date: Available online 19 August 2021

Shota Imai, Yasumi Kojima, Eri Fudo, Atsuhiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Kominami

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2021.118331

- Accelerated Semihydrogenation of Alkynes over a Copper/Palladium/Titanium (IV) Oxide Photocatalyst Free from Poison and H2 Gas

Publication Date: 27 December 2019

Shota Imai, Kousuke Nakanishi, Atsuhiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Kominami

https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201902175