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Bite Angle Effects in Hydroformylation Catalysis

Piet W. N. M. van Leeuwen

Piet W. N. M. van Leeuwen

Institute of Molecular Chemistry, Homogeneous Catalysis, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Paul C. J. Kamer

Paul C. J. Kamer

Institute of Molecular Chemistry, Homogeneous Catalysis, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Lars A. van Der Veen

Lars A. van Der Veen

Institute of Molecular Chemistry, Homogeneous Catalysis, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Joost N. H. Reek

Joost N. H. Reek

Institute of Molecular Chemistry, Homogeneous Catalysis, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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First published: 26 August 2010
Citations: 15

Special paper from the “ China-Netherlands Bilateral Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis”, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China, 1999.

Abstract

Recent advances in rhodium catalyzed hydroformylation using xanthene-based ligands will be reviewed. The calculated natural bite angles of the ligands discussed are in the range 100–123°. While the general trend is clear—higher 1: b ratios at wider angles, small changes in the bite angle do not exhibit a regular effect on the selectivity of the reaction. The same is true for the rate of CO dissociation; the larger the rate of the CO dissociation, the larger the rate of hydroformylation, but for small changes the effects do not comply with this rule.

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