Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (9): 895-900.

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Higher Olefin Hydroformylation in Polyethylene Glycol-H2O Media

LI Cheng, FU Haiyan, ZHANG Ruimin, LIU Wenjing, YANG Chaofen, CHEN Hua*, LI Xianjun   

  1. Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Homogeneous Catalysis, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
  • Received:2008-09-25 Online:2008-09-25 Published:2012-07-19

Abstract: Higher olefin hydroformylation catalyzed by water-soluble rhodium complex RhCl( CO)(TPPTS)2 was studied. High activity and selectivity for aldehydes were obta i ned under the mild conditions, and the catalyst immobilized in PEG-water could be easily separated from the products and reused.

Key words: higher olefin, hydroformylation, water-soluble rhodium phosphine complex, polyethylene glycol, green reaction medium