Aromatic hydrocarbons minor oxidation products from

Table V. Maximum Concentrations of the Minor Oxidation Products from Aromatic Hydrocarbons °...

Aldehydes are stoichiometrically decarbonylated by reaction with (XL) under mild conditions (77, 98,110,113). Aromatic aldehydes yield aromatic hydrocarbons whereas aliphatic aldehydes form saturated hydrocarbons and olefins. The latter minor products can be considered to arise from a reverse hydroformylation reaction. The initial step of this reaction is probably the oxidative addition of an aldehyde C—H bond to the rhodium(I) complex. However, a stable adduct of this type has not yet been reported. The driving force in these reactions is derived from the stability of the carbonyl (LXIX). 

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