Rhodium-catalysed hydroformylation of branched 1-alkenes; bulky phosphite vs. triphenylphosphine as modifying ligand

A Van Rooy, JNH de Bruijn, KF Roobeek…

Index: Van Rooy, Annemiek; De Bruijn, Jacques N. H.; Roobeek, Kees F.; Kamer, Paul C. J.; Van Leeuwen, Piet W. N. M. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1996 , vol. 507, # 1-2 p. 69 - 73

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Abstract

The influence of alkyl substituents in 1-alkene substrates in the rhodium-catalysed hydroformylation in the presence of tris (2-tert-butyl-methylphenyl) phosphite has been studied and compared with that observed for the reaction involving the conventional PPh3- modified catalyst. Hindered alkenes underwent hydroformylation at good rates (ie 1300 mol (mol Rh)− 1 h− 1 for 3, 3-dimethyl-1-butene as T= 70° C and P= 20 bar (H2 CO)); under ...