Rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation triarylphosphine ligands

Transition metal catalyzed olefin hydroformylation is an industrially important process for the production of oxygenated products.(l) Rhodiiun-catalyzed processes that enqjloy phosphorus-based ligands allow increased control of rate and regioselectivity when compared to cobalt-catalyzed processes. The first generation of rhodium catalysts was based on triarylphosphine ligands. Second genera-... 

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