title: Ethene hydroformylation with CO/H2O: nucleophilic attack by water on to a terminal CO of a Ru(II) acylcarbonyl complex.
abstract: The reaction with water of acyldicarbonyl-Ru(II) complexes relevant to ruthenium catalysed ethene hydrocarbonylation with CO/H2O is shown to consist of a nucleophilic attack and to proceed via coordination of propionate and CO to the Ru(II) species.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale dell'Universita di Pisa, Via Risorgimento, 35, I-56126, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fachinetti
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Funaioli
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marchetti