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Rh(I) or Rh(III) supported on MCM-41-catalyzed selective hydroformylation-acetalization of aryl alkenes: Effect of the additives

  • Bassam El Ali*
  • , Jimoh Tijani
  • , Mohammed Fettouhi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Rh(I) and Rh(III) impregnated on mesoporous supports such as MCM-41 have demonstrated a very high catalytic activity in the production of acetals under the hydroformylation conditions of alkenes. The one pot process that combines hydroformylation and acetalization processes leading to acetals as major products was carefully studied. R(I) supported catalysts combined with the heteropolyacid H3PW12O40 showed high catalytic activity towards the formation of acetals. However, Rh(III) supported catalysts were much more active in the absence of any additive. The addition of P(OPh)3 increased significantly the selectivity of the reaction towards the branched acetals. The effects of the addition of different types of phosphine and phosphite ligands were studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-220
Number of pages8
JournalApplied Catalysis A: General
Volume303
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Apr 2006

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We gratefully acknowledge King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST-Saudi Arabia) for the financial support under the project KACST 18-15. We thank King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM-Saudi Arabia) for providing all support to this project.

Keywords

  • Acetalization
  • Acetals
  • Aldehydes
  • Hydroformylation
  • Phosphine
  • Phosphite
  • Rhodium
  • Styrene
  • Syngas

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Process Chemistry and Technology

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