ASPECTS OF ANIONIC COMPLEXES. LIGAND EFFECTS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(85)87015-7

As an aid to the understanding of the mechanistic details of the rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation of formaldehyde, a proposed active catalyst, ^-, was synthesized and characterized.Other rhodium complexes such as ^-, ^-, ^-, ^-, and ^-, were synthesized and studied.The molecular structure of ^-, ^-, and ^- were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies.The chemistry involved in the syntheses of this complexes and the ligand effects related to them are discussed.