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Phosphino-ferrocene ligands

US4152344A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 8, 1977
Grant dateMay 1, 1979
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Expiry dateAug 8, 1997

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C45/50
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An improved process for hydroformylating an ethylenically-unsaturated compound to form an aldehyde derivative thereof in the presence of rhodium hydridocarbonyl in complex combination with an organic ligand, characterized by employing as said organic ligand a compound having two phosphino moieties, one being of the formula: ##STR1## and the other being of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.1 ', and R.sub.2 ' are organic radicals at least one of which contains an electronegative substituent moiety. The presence of the electronegative substituent in the ligand leads to an increased ratio of linear aldehyde to branched-chain aldehyde in the hydroformylation reaction product.

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