catalyze hydrogenation reactions conversion nitriles amines production margarine homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation calvin discovered copper ii complexes oxidized h sub sub witnessed development well defined homogeneous catalysts using transition metal complexes eg wilkinson 's catalyst rhcl pph sub sub sub sub soon thereafter cationic rh ir found catalyze hydrogenation alkenes carbonyls ref name acs ref asymmetric hydrogenation demonstrated synthesis l dopa saw invention noyori asymmetric hydrogenation development homogeneous hydrogenation influenced work started
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