Study of the mechanism of hydroformylation at industrial reaction conditions

摘要

With a newly developed analytical technique, i.e. high temperature/pressure IR cell coupled to the reactor, it was possible to study the mechanism of hydroformylation at reaction conditions. It has been conclusively found that the hydrogenolysis of the acyl cobalt complex is performed by HCo(CO)4and not by molecular H2, as proposed byHeckandBreslow.