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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 288-292 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical |
Volume | 261 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Jan 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Biphasic catalysis
- Hydroformylation
- PEG biphasic system
- Phosphite ligand
- Rhodium