High catalytic activity of - for hydroformylation of olefins

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(88)83126-7

Comparison of the catalytic activity of ^- with those of the known catalyst systems (^- and Ru3(CO)12) has revealed that ^- is an active catalyst for hydroformylation of 1-pentene, styrene, and ethyl acrylate. ^- partly reduces the aldehydes initially formed into their corresponding alcohols.In the reaction of ethyl acrylate catalyzed by ^- or ^-, significant amounts of carbonylative dimers (diethyl 2-formyl-2-methylglutarate and 4-ethoxycarbonyl-4-methyl-δ-valerolactone) were also formed.