RATE ACCELERATING POLYMERIC COFACTORS IN THE HOMOGENEOUS HYDROGENATION OF ALKENES. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The novel use of polymeric reagents as selective phosphine absorbers in a homogeneous catalysis is presented. Silver (I) p-toluene sulfonate (A) is shown to absorb tertiary phosphines from organic solution and to restore PPh//3-inhibited homogeneous hydrogenation of alkenes by RhClL//3 (L equals PPh//3) to a non-inhibited rate. Treatment of RhClL//3 with ethylene in presence of A followed by addition of a second alkene and removal of ethylene under reduced pressure leads to an increased rate of hydrogenation for several alkenes.

published proceedings

  • Journal of macromolecular science. Chemistry

author list (cited authors)

  • Bergbreiter, D. E., & Bursten, M. S.

complete list of authors

  • Bergbreiter, DE||Bursten, MS

publication date

  • January 1981