Anna M. Trzeciak, Tadeusz Głowiak, Ryszard Grzybek and Józef J. Ziółkowski
New rhodium(I) complexes with N-pyrrolylphosphine
ligands of formula
[Rh(acac)(CO){P(NC4H4)3}] 1a,
[Rh(acac)(CO){PPh(NC4H4)2}]
1b,
[Rh(acac)(CO){PPh2(NC4H4)}]
1c,
[Rh(acac){P(NC4H4)3}2
] 2a,
[Rh(acac){PPh(NC4H4)2}
2] 2b and
[Rh(acac){PPh2(NC4H4)}
2] 2c (acac = acetylacetonate) have been found to be
precursors of very active and selective hydroformylation catalysts as
[RhH(CO){P(NC4H4)3}3
] 3a,
[RhH(CO){PPh(NC4H4)2}3
] 3b and
[RhH(CO){PPh2(NC4H4)}3
] 3c respectively, which at 60 °C and 10 atm
H2–CO produce 80–90% of aldehydes with
n:
iso 3–31
:
1.