Hydroxycarbonylation of alkenes with formic acid using a rhodium iodide complex and alkyl ammonium iodide
Masaki Okada, Katsuhiko Takeuchi, Kazuhiro Matsumoto, Tomoharu Oku, Jun‐Chul Choi
Abstract
A safe and sustainable system for hydroxycarbonylation of alkenes with HCOOH using RhI(CO)(PPh 3 ) 2 catalyst and R 4 NI promoter was developed. We also found that the key intermediate, RhHI 2 (CO)(PPh 3 ) 2 , can catalyze this reaction without any promoters.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryIodideCatalysisRhodiumFormic acidAmmonium iodideSalt (chemistry)AmmoniumAlkylOrganic chemistryInorganic chemistryCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsChemical Synthesis and Reactions