Abstract

The homogeneously rhodium catalyzed hydroformylation of 1-decene was studied using operando FTIR spectroscopy. The bulky chelating diphosphite ligand BiPhePhos was used for catalyst modification. Special emphasis was given to the transformation of the Rh-precursor Rh(acac)(CO)2 to the activated HRh(BiPhePhos)(CO)2 catalyst. Under hydroformylation conditions, this complex was found to be the most abundant catalyst species over a wide range of olefin conversion. Other inactive or non-selective rhodium species were not detectable. Analysis of the turnover frequency revealed a first order dependence of the hydroformylation rate with respect to the concentration of 1-decene. These findings indicate that the coordination of the olefin to the Rh-BiPhePhos catalyst is determining the hydroformylation rate of 1-decene.

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