Selectivity of catalytic systems RhCl3·polycation in hydroformylation of hex-1-ene under conditions of biphase catalysis

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF01457765

Approaches to increasing the selectivity of water-soluble catalytic systems based on RhCl₃ and polycation in hydroformylation of hex-1-ene were studied. The introduction of a long-chain alkyl radical into the polycation or the use of a higher fatty acid anion results in an increase in the selectivity of the catalytic system at pH > 7 with respect to n-aldehyde to 60 %. This effect is presumably associated with the suppression of isomerization processes due to steric hindrances.