OICC Press Iranian Journal of Catalysis 2345-4865 10 3 2024 02 03 Microwave assisted Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed chemoselective reduction of aryl α,β-unsaturated esters with triethylsilane EN Yogesh Kumar Department of Applied Chemistry, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram-122413 (Haryana), India. 0000-0002-4735-3976 Renuka Yadav Department of Applied Chemistry, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram-122413 (Haryana), India. Anshu Kumar Sinha Department of Applied Chemistry, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram-122413 (Haryana), India. Pooja Rawat Department of Applied Chemistry, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram-122413 (Haryana), India. Gyandshwar Kumar Rao Department of Applied Chemistry, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram-122413 (Haryana), India. Chandra Mohan Srivastava Centre for Polymer Technology, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram-122413 (Haryana), India. Nirmala Kumari Jangid Department of Chemistry, Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali-304022 (Rajasthan), India. Anamika Srivastava Department of Chemistry, Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali-304022 (Rajasthan), India. Manish Srivastava Department of Chemistry, Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali-304022 (Rajasthan), India. Varun Rawat Department of Applied Chemistry, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram-122413 (Haryana), India. Journal Article 2024 02 03 < p>In this communication, we have reported that the Pd(OAc)2–Et3SiH-DMF system promotes the microwave-assisted chemoselective reduction of aryl α,β-unsaturated esters in good yields. The protocol affords a convenient reduction of aryl-conjugated double bonds even in presence of other functional groups like esters, phenols, and ethers.