A new thermoregulated PEG biphasic system and its application for hydroformylation of 1-dodecene

Yuchuan Yang, Jingyang Jiang, Yanhua Wang, Chun Liu, Zilin Jin*

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Abstract

The development of a new thermoregulated polyethylene glycol (PEG) biphasic system composed of PEG-400/1,4-dioxane/n-heptane is reported in this paper. By applying this system in the hydroformylation of 1-dodecene catalyzed by Rh complexes modified with phosphite ligand containing PEG chains, TMPGP (P[O(CH2CH2O)nCH3]3, n = 8), the conversion of 1-dodecene and the yield of aldehydes reached up to 96% and 94%, respectively. The catalyst, after being recycled twenty-three times, showed no appreciable loss of catalyst activity. The average Rh loss was 0.65% each run.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)288-292
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
Volume261
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Jan 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biphasic catalysis
  • Hydroformylation
  • PEG biphasic system
  • Phosphite ligand
  • Rhodium

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