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Methoxycarbonylation of diisobutylene into methyl isononanoate catalyzed by cobalt complexes dispersed by poly(ionic
Heyuan Song1, Mengjiao Ding1, Zhaoxiong Tian1
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University Lanzhou 730070 China heyuansong@mail.lzjtu.cn +86-931-4938755.
Abstract:
The catalytic performance of cobalt complex catalysts coordinated with various poly(ionic liquids) for the methoxycarbonylation of diisobutene into methyl isononanoate was investigated. The poly(ionic liquids) were synthesized via a solvothermal polymerization method and were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, N2 adsorption-desorption and elemental analyses. A diisobutene conversion of 88.0% and a methyl isononanoate selectivity of 91.4% were achieved using HVIMI-VPy-DVB (1 : 1)@Co2(CO)8 as catalysts at the optimized reaction conditions of 8.0 MPa CO and 150 °C. Furthermore, the catalyst system can be suitable for the methoxycarbonylation of various terminal olefins and exhibits high recoverability and thermostability.
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The reaction begins with transferring a proton from the acid catalyst to one of the hydroxyl groups, producing an oxonium ion.

