High regioselectivity in propylene hydroformylation using rhodium-bisphosphite catalysts is due to properties of the SRS diastereomer
John R. Briggs,Gregory T. Whiteker
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 10/16/2001 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B105391B
Abstract
The large cone angle and bite angle of the SRSligand diastereomer in biphenol-based Rh-bisphosphite catalysts lead to high linear regioselectivity in the hydroformylation of propylene.