The treatment of PdCl with KCO and HCOH in dioxane gives black precipitates, which are an effective catalyst for the semireduction of alkynes to alkenes using formic acid as a reductant. Even 0.05 mol % Pd promoted the reduction reaction of tolane in high yield with high selectivity.
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