Effects of Substitution Pattern in Phosphite Ligands Used in Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydroformylation on Reactivity and Hydrolysis Stability

The stability of homogeneous catalytic systems is an industrially crucial topic, which, however, receives comparatively little attention from academic research. Phosphites are among the most frequently used ligands in industrial, rhodium-catalyzed n-regioselective hydroformylation. However, they are...

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Veröffentlicht in:Catalysts 2019-12, Vol.9 (12), p.1036
Hauptverfasser: Kloß, Svenja, Selent, Detlef, Spannenberg, Anke, Franke, Robert, Börner, Armin, Sharif, Muhammad
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Zusammenfassung:The stability of homogeneous catalytic systems is an industrially crucial topic, which, however, receives comparatively little attention from academic research. Phosphites are among the most frequently used ligands in industrial, rhodium-catalyzed n-regioselective hydroformylation. However, they are particularly vulnerable to hydrolysis. Since the decomposition of ligands should be dependent on the substitution patterns, phenyl, tert-butyl and condensed ring systems of benzopinacolphosphites were evaluated concerning their activity, regioselectivity and hydrolysis stability. A series of twelve strongly related phosphites were synthesized, tested in the hydroformylation of isomeric n-octenes, and studied in hydrolysis experiments using in situ NMR spectroscopy. Our results show that substituents in the ortho-position, especially tert-butyl substituents, enhance hydrolysis stability while maintaining compelling activity and regioselectivity. In contrast, substituents in the para-position may destabilize the phosphite.
ISSN:2073-4344
2073-4344
DOI:10.3390/catal9121036