title: Hydrogen bonding as a construction element for bidentate donor ligands in homogeneous catalysis: regioselective hydroformylation of terminal alkenes.
abstract: A new concept for the construction of bidentate ligands for homogeneous metal complex catalysis is described. The concept relies on the self-assembly of monodentate ligands through hydrogen bonding. As a prototype of such systems, 6-diphenylphosphanyl-2-pyridone (6-DPPon) was shown to form a chelate in the coordination sphere of a transition metal center through unusual pyridone/hydroxypyridine hydrogen bonding (X-ray). This hydrogen bonding stays intact in a catalytic reaction as proven upon highly regioselective hydroformylation of terminal alkenes. Regioselectivities and reactivities observed rank the 6-DPPon/rhodium system among the most active and regioselective catalysts for n-selective hydroformylation of terminal alkenes.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany. bernhard.breit@organik.chemie.uni-freiburg.de
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Breit
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Seiche