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Journal of Molecular Catalysis

Volume 55, Issue 1, 1 November 1989, Pages 184-198
Journal of Molecular Catalysis

Cooperative effects of H+ and H hydrido carbonyl ruthenium derivatives; role of homogeneous and heterogeneous protonic and lewis acids in catalytic hydrocarbonylation reactions

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Abstract

The role played by H+ hydrido iodocarbonyl and H hydrido carbonyl ruthenium catalysts in the different catalytic steps of hydroformylation and hydroesterification of olefins, and in the homologation of alcohols has been investigated.

The H hydrido carbonyl species are mainly involved in the activation of olefins and in the hydrogenation of the acyl intermediates to aldehydes and alcohols, whereas the H+ hydrido iodocarbonyl derivatives are involved in the activation of alcohols and other oxygenated substrates, and in their carbonylation to esters.

The cooperation between the two species, possible under particular reaction conditions, results in an improvement of the selectivity towards homologation (carbonylation plus hydrogenation) products. Heterogeneous Lewis acid promoters, easily recyclable from the reaction mixture, have also been successfully used in the hydrocarbonylation of alcohols, resulting in an increase of the carbonylation and homologation products.

A reaction pathway in agreement with the experimental results is discussed.

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