Advances in hydroformylation catalysis

Conference · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 UTC 1987 · American Chemical Society, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Preprints; (USA)

OSTI ID:5238165

Oswald, A A; Kastrup, R V; Mozeleski, E J

Hydroformylation is a key reaction in petrochemical technology for the conversion of olefins to aldehyde intermediates via reaction with synthesis gas: e.g., RCH = CH{sub 2} + CO + H{sub 2} {yields} RCH{sub 2}CH{sub 2}CHO + RCH(CH{sub 3})CHO. The reaction is catalyzed by Group VIII transition metal carbonyl hydrides, in general, but its petrochemical use is limited to cobalt and rhodium catalysts. The reaction, commonly known in the industry as the oxo-process, was discovered with cobalt in the 1940's but most of the advances were made with rhodium during the last 20 years. In the present overview, at first the significance of the reaction will be reviewed. Thereafter, basic concepts of hydroformylation catalysis will be discussed, largely on the basis of studies we carried out at Exxon. In cobalt catalysis, studies of concurrent isomerization hydroformylation will be presented. A major part of the presentation will focus on developments in rhodium hydroformylation and the steric effects of phosphine ligands on the formation of rhodium catalyst complexes of different structures under CO/H{sub 2} pressure.

• OSTI ID: 5238165
• Report Number(s): CONF-8704363--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: American Chemical Society, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Preprints; (USA) Journal Volume: 32:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
020400* -- Petroleum-- Processing
ALKENES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CARBONYLATION
CATALYSIS
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DATA
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN
INFORMATION
ISOMERIZATION
LIGANDS
METALS
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHINES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PLATINUM METALS
REVIEWS
RHODIUM
STEREOCHEMISTRY
SYNTHESIS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS