Issue 7, 2017

Impact of minor amounts of hydroperoxides on rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation of long-chain olefins

Abstract

The effect of minor amounts of impurities on the course of chemical reactions is often overlooked. Analyzing commercial 1-dodecene feeds, hydroperoxides were identified as critical impurities. The influence of varying hydroperoxide concentrations in olefin feeds was systematically investigated, experimentally studying rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation using a diphosphite ligand. A significant loss of n-aldehyde selectivity and linear-to-branched ratio (l/b) was observed for increasing hydroperoxide concentrations. Feeding of an additional ligand and/or purification of 1-dodecene restored the catalyst performance.

Graphical abstract: Impact of minor amounts of hydroperoxides on rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation of long-chain olefins

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Feb 2017
Accepted
13 Mar 2017
First published
14 Mar 2017

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2017,7, 1465-1469

Impact of minor amounts of hydroperoxides on rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation of long-chain olefins

M. Gerlach, D. Abdul Wajid, L. Hilfert, F. T. Edelmann, A. Seidel-Morgenstern and C. Hamel, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2017, 7, 1465 DOI: 10.1039/C7CY00244K

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