HIGHLY ACTIVE Rh6(CO)16-Diamine CATALYST SYSTEMS FOR ALCOHOL SYNTHESIS FROM OLEFINS USING CARBON MONOXIDE AND WATER

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1981.1763

α-olefins are carbonylated to give corresponding alcohols under mild water gas shift reaction (WGSR) conditions using Rh6(CO)16-N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,3-propanediamine and 4-dimethylaminopyridine catalyst systems. α,β-Unsaturated carbonyl compounds give selectively C=C reduction products.