Process to increase the catalytic activity of transition metal phosphine catalysts for the hydroformylation of olefins, comprises carrying out the reaction in the presence of surface active agents

摘要

A process to increase the catalytic activity of transition metal phosphine complex catalysts for the hydroformylation of long chain olefins, comprises carrying out the reaction in an aqueous/polar, aqueous/nonpolar or aqueous single or multiphase solvent mixture in the presence of water soluble phosphines and diphosphines with Group 8-12 elements under cocatalysis of surface active agents. A process to increase the catalytic activity of transition metal phosphine complex catalysts for the hydroformylation of long chain olefins in aqueous multiphase systems, comprises carrying out the catalytic C-C bond formation reaction in an aqueous/polar, aqueous/nonpolar or aqueous single or multiphase solvent mixture. The reaction is carried out in the presence of water soluble chiral and achiral phosphines and diphosphines with Group 8-12 elements under cocatalysis of surface active agents at 0-200 deg C. The ratio of complex catalyst to transition metal/phosphine is 1:0.5-1:100 and the molar ratio of surface active agent is from equimolar to 10-3 mol.% with respect to the olefins.