This material is commonly used in desulfurization reactions and it is created by reacting a certain alloy with sodium hydroxide, leaving behind a porous catalyst with very high surface area.
Izumi made this material enantioselective by adding optically active amino- or hydroxyl-acids, and this platinum- and rhodium-free compound can be used to cheaply transform benzene to cyclohexane on an industrial scale. The formation of sodium aluminate and precipitation of bayerite during synthesis of this material decreases its utility, and selective leaching is used to remove atoms from some phases of this material.  A common method of removing carbonyls is to transform them into thioacetals and then apply this material, which results in the corresponding alkane. This material is commonly used in desulfurization reactions and it is created by reacting a certain alloy with sodium hydroxide, leaving behind a porous catalyst with very high surface area. For 10 points, name this hydrogenation catalyst made of aluminum and a namesake metal, named for an American chemist.
Izumi made this material enantioselective by adding optically active amino- or hydroxyl-acids, and this platinum- and rhodium-free compound can be used to cheaply transform benzene to cyclohexane on an industrial scale.
{Raney Nickel}