Heteropolyacids enhanced the catalytic activity of Rh6(CO) 16 in the hydroformylation of alkenes

  • B. El Ali*
  • , J. Tijani
  • , M. Fettouhi
  • , A. Al-Arfaj
  • , M. El-Faer
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Active homogeneous catalytic systems based on Rh6(CO) 16-heteropolyacids for the regioselective hydroformylation of styrene and 1-octene and their derivatives have been developed. The effects of the amount and the type of the heteropolyacid have been studied and showed a significant improvement of the conversion of styrene and the selectivity towards branched aldehydes. Other rhodium complexes were also considered in the study and the results showed the advantages of the rhodium cluster Rh 6(CO)16 associated with the heteropolyacid H 3PW12O40,25H2O (HPA-W12). The effects of temperature, type of solvent and CO/H2 pressure have also been considered in order to optimize the reaction conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)329-338
Number of pages10
JournalApplied Organometallic Chemistry
Volume19
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2005

Keywords

  • 1-octene
  • Alkenes
  • Heteropolyacids
  • Hydroformylation
  • Rhodium cluster
  • Styrene
  • Syngas
  • Triphenyl phosphite

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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