Abstract
A rationally designed regioselective formylation catalyst, in which noncovalent ligand-substrate interactions allow the unprecedented reversal of selectivity from the typical α-aldehyde to the otherwise unfavored β-aldehyde, is reported. Thus, hydroformylation of o-vinyl arene(or heteroarene)carboxylic acids, e.g. I (R = 4-Me, 6-Me, 5-O2N, 3,4-benzo, 5,6-OCH2O, etc.), with syngas in dichloromethane in the presence of this newly developed catalytic system and a base afforded the corresponding aldehydes, e.g. II, with excellent regioselectivity and high chemoselectivity towards aldehydes.
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