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  • Catalysis
  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Organic Synthesis

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  • Caged catalysts offer high selectivity but their performance is substrate-dependent.
  • Understanding substrate scope is crucial for predicting catalyst behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the substrate scope of a specific caged rhodium catalyst (CAT1) in hydroformylation.
  • To understand how substrate structure influences selectivity and explore catalyst optimization.

Main Methods:

  • Hydroformylation of 41 terminal alkene substrates using a caged rhodium catalyst (CAT1) and a reference catalyst (CAT2).
  • Analysis of linear/branched product ratios.
  • Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations to probe substrate-cage interactions.
  • Catalyst modification (CAT4) to enhance selectivity.

Main Results:

  • The caged catalyst (CAT1) consistently produced higher amounts of branched products compared to the reference catalyst (CAT2).
  • Linear/branched ratios varied significantly with substrate structure for CAT1 (2.14 to 0.12) and CAT2 (6.22 to 0.59).
  • DFT calculations indicated that noncovalent interactions between substrates and the catalyst cage are key to regioselectivity control.
  • A modified catalyst (CAT4) with optimized supramolecular interactions showed even higher branched selectivity.

Conclusions:

  • Substrate structure significantly impacts selectivity in caged catalyst systems.
  • Noncovalent interactions are critical for controlling regioselectivity in hydroformylation.
  • Catalyst design can be optimized through supramolecular interactions to enhance selectivity for specific substrates.