Cover Feature: Cobalt‐Catalysed Reductive Etherification Using Phosphine Oxide Promoters under Hydroformylation Conditions (Chem. Eur. J. 11/2022)

Abstract

Catalysis on wheels: The beneficial effects of phosphine oxide additives on cobalt-catalysed reductive etherification enable the cobalt catalyst to “skate” from substrates (left) to products (right). The promoting effect further enables a milder and more general reaction, allowing a lower temperature and syngas (H2/CO) pressure as well as a broader scope. More information can be found in the Research Article by E. V. Gusevskaya, M. Beller et al. (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103903).