Hydroformylation of olefins catalysed with bimetallic systems: HRh{P(OPh) 3}4 + cp2ZrH(CH2PPh2) and HRh(CO) {P(OPh) 3}3 + cp2ZrH(CH2PPh2)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(96)06499-6

The catalytic activity of bimetallic systems containing the rhodium complex HRh{P(OPh)₃}₄ or HRh(CO){P(OPh)₃}₃ and the Zr(IV) complex cp₂ZrH(CH₂PPh₂) was tested in the hydroformylation reaction of 1-hexene and E-,Z-2-hexene. An increase in n/iso ratio (from 2.2 to 3.5 in the case of HRh{P(OPh)₃}₄ and from 0.4 to 3.7 in the case of HRh(CO){P(OPh)₃}₃) was observed in 1-hexene hydroformylation in the presence of cp₂ZrH(CH₂PPh₂).