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Synthesis, crystal structure and hydroformylation activity of triphenylphosphite modified cobalt catalysts
Marco Haumann1, Reinout Meijboom, John R Moss
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rand Afrikaans University, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, South Africa 2006.
Abstract:
The dinuclear complex [Co(2)(CO)(6)[P(OPh)3]2] (2) has been synthesised and was fully characterised. The solid state structure revealed a trans diaxial geometry, no bridging carbonyls, and Co-Co and Co-P bond lengths of 2.6722(4) and 2.1224(4) Angstrom, respectively. Catalysed hydroformylation of 1-pentene with 2 was attempted at temperatures in the range 120 to 210 degrees C and pressures between 34 and 80 bar. High pressure spectroscopy (HP-IR and HP-NMR) was used to detect hydride intermediates. High pressure infrared (HP-IR) studies revealed the formation of [HCo(CO)(3)P(OPh)3] (4) at ca. 110 degrees C, but at higher temperatures absorption bands corresponding to [HCo(CO)(4)]() were observed. The hydride intermediate 4 has also been synthesised and characterised. Upon increased ligand concentration, HP-IR studies showed the formation of new carbonyl absorption bands due to a higher substituted cobalt carbonyl complex-[HCo(CO)(2)[P(OPh)3]2] (5), which is believed to be catalytically less active. Complex 5 has been synthesised independently and was fully characterised. A low temperature crystal structural study of 5 revealed a trigonal bipyramidal structure with a trans H-Co-CO arrangement and two equatorial phosphite ligands, the Co-P bond lengths being 2.1093(8) and 2.1076(8)[Angstrom], respectively.
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