Anisole: a further step to sustainable hydroformylation

Hydroformylation, also known as the "oxo" process, is a major industrial process that employs rhodium or cobalt catalysts in solution; therefore the solvent of this process is a critical issue for its sustainability. Although several innovative solutions have been proposed recently, tradit...

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Published in:Green chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC 2019-03, Vol.21 (5), p.191-198
Main Authors: Delolo, Fábio G, dos Santos, Eduardo N, Gusevskaya, Elena V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alkenes
Anisole
Catalysts
Cobalt
Green chemistry
Rhodium
Solvents
Sustainability
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Summary:Hydroformylation, also known as the "oxo" process, is a major industrial process that employs rhodium or cobalt catalysts in solution; therefore the solvent of this process is a critical issue for its sustainability. Although several innovative solutions have been proposed recently, traditional fossil-derived solvents dominate the scenario for this reaction. In this paper, we studied a series of solvents considered more sustainable in recent ranks in the hydroformylation of a series of olefins. Anisole, a solvent with an impressive sustainability rank and very scarcely exploited in hydroformylation, proved to be an excellent alternative for this reaction. Anisole, a solvent with an impressive sustainability rank, is an excellent alternative for hydroformylation, an industrially important homogeneously catalyzed reaction.
ISSN:1463-9262
1463-9270
DOI:10.1039/c8gc03750g