Volume 45, Issue 43 pp. 7289-7292
Communication

Aqueous-Phase Hydroformylation of 1-Octene: Styrene Latices as Phase-Transfer Agents

Katharina Kunna Dipl.-Chem.

Katharina Kunna Dipl.-Chem.

Schuit Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Fax: (+31) 40-245-5054

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Christian Müller Dr.

Christian Müller Dr.

Schuit Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Fax: (+31) 40-245-5054

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Joachim Loos Dr.

Joachim Loos Dr.

Laboratory of Polymer Technology and Material and Interface Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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Dieter Vogt Prof. Dr.

Dieter Vogt Prof. Dr.

Schuit Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Fax: (+31) 40-245-5054

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First published: 30 October 2006
Citations: 58

Prof. Dr. A. van Herk (TU/e) is gratefully acknowledged for helpful discussions. We thank A. J. P. M. Staring for technical assistance and Umicore for a generous gift of [Rh(acac)(CO)2]. The Dutch National Research School Combination Catalysis (NRSCC) is gratefully acknowledged for financial support.

Graphical Abstract

An elegant method for the aqueous-phase hydroformylation of 1-octene with a water-soluble Rh catalyst and amphiphilic latex particles as phase-transfer agents has been developed (see scheme). In this way, substantial concentrations of the olefin in the aqueous catalyst-containing phase were reached, and thus reasonable turnover frequencies under mild reaction conditions could be achieved.

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