Rhodium/bisphosphite catalytic system for.

Zheng, Cong ‐ ye; Mo, Min; Liang, Hao ‐ ran; Zheng, Xue ‐ li; Fu, Hai ‐ yan; Yuan, Mao ‐ lin; Li, Rui ‐ xiang; Chen, Hua

Different kinds of mono- and bidentate phosphite ligands were used in Rh-catalyzed of styrene to illustrate the influence of steric and electronic properties of ligands on catalytic performance. High activity (99.9%) and good regioselectivity (85.4%) to the linear aldehyde were achieved under optimum conditions in the presence of Rh/bisphosphite complex (bisphosphite: 2,2′-bis(dipyrrolylphosphinooxy)-1,1′-(±)-binaphthyl). This system makes it possible to prepare functionalized terminal aldehydes from readily available styrene or its derivatives through with high linear selectivity. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

RHODIUM; BENZENE; ALDEHYDES; STYRENE; HYDROFORMYLATION

Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2013, Vol 27, Issue 8, p474

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Academic Journal

10.1002/aoc.3009