title: Highly regioselective isomerization-hydroformylation of internal olefins to linear aldehyde using rh complexes with tetraphosphorus ligands.
abstract: A series of new pyrrole-based tetraphosphorus ligands were synthesized and used for Rh-catalyzed isomerization-hydroformylation of internal olefins. It was found that the substituents at the 3,3',5,5'-positions of the biphenyl greatly effected the linear selectivity, and the alkyl-substituted tetraphosphorus ligands gave the best results (for 2-octene, n: i up to 207, for 2-hexene, n: i up to 362).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8020, USA.
authors.forename: Shichao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Yu-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Chie
authors.forename: Zheng-Hui
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Xumu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000737:chemistry*; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D000475:Alkenes; D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D011758:Pyrroles; D012238:Rhodium