Organometallics
Organometallics
5 years ago

Production of Alcohols from Olefins via One-Pot Tandem Hydroformylation–Acetalization–Hydrogenolysis over Bifunctional Catalyst Merging RuIII–P Complex and RuIII Lewis Acid

Production of Alcohols from Olefins via One-Pot Tandem Hydroformylation–Acetalization–Hydrogenolysis over Bifunctional Catalyst Merging RuIII–P Complex and RuIII Lewis Acid
Peng Wang, Xiao-Li Zhao, Yong Lu, Huan Liu, Ye Liu, Dong-Liang Wang
A novel three-step tandem hydroformylation–acetalization–hydrogenolysis was first proposed to produce alcohols (derivatives) from olefins, and the developed unique Ru(III)-complex [Ru(III)-L2] ligated by the ionic diphosphine (L2) proved efficient toward this tandem reaction. In Ru(III)-L2, the strong π-acceptor nature of L2 guaranteed Ru-center remaining in +3 valence state without redox reaction. Hence, Ru(III)-L2 was able to behave as a bifunctional catalyst merging RuIII–P complex and RuIII Lewis acid, which acted not only as a transition metal catalyst responsible for hydroformylation of olefins and hydrogenolysis of (hemi)acetals but also as a Ru3+ Lewis acid in charge of acetalization of aldehydes [to form (hemi)acetals]. The easily performed acetalization served as a bridge step to get through the pathway from aldehydes to alcohols instead of the direct hydrogenation.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00266

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00266

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