Olefins molybdenum disulfide catalyst

T T ydroformylation of olefins to aldehydes over cobalt carbonyl catalysts is the first step in the industrial synthesis of oxo alcohols (1, 2). Reaction conditions require temperatures above 150 °C and pressures up to 3000 psig. Subsequent aldehyde hydrogenation occurs over supported cobalt or molybdenum disulfide catalysts. 

Metal sulfides play an important role in catalyzing a wide variety of hydrogenations (e.g., of fats, coal, or olefins) and also desulfurization reactions, which are used in pretreatment of fossil fuels to reduce the emission of sulfur oxides during combustion (Section 8.5). Molybdenum disulfide, an important defect catalyst, can be made to function as an n-type (Moi+xS2) or p-type (Mo1 xS2) semiconductor by exposure to an appropriate mixture of H2S and hydrogen at temperatures on the order of 600 °C. The equilibrium... 

The use of molybdenum compounds in organic synthesis has attracted greater attention. Thus, molybdenum hexacarbonyl has been used in various reactions, such as the preparation of disulfides from sulfonyl chlorides, the alkylation of aryl derivatives, and the synthesis of 4-quinazolones from amines Oxygen has been replaced by fluorine with molybdenum hexafluoride. Molybdenum pentachloride in combination with hydroperoxides has served as oxidant Chelates of MoOg " have been investigated as catalysts for oxidations with molecular oxygen 2,2-Dichloro-7-butyrolactones have been prepared from olefins and methyl trichloracetate with cyclopentadienylmolyb-denum tricarbonyl dimer as catalyst ... 

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