Hydroformylation

Definition: The reaction of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with an alkene, to give an aldehyde, catalysed by a rhodium or cobalt catalyst. The process is equivalent to the formal addition of the H-C bond of formaldehyde across the double bond of an alkene.

ID: RXNO:0000272

More about the RSC Name Reaction Ontology (RXNO)

Articles referencing this term

A critical look at reactions in class I and II gas-expanded liquids using CO₂ and other gases
Geoffrey R. Akien and Martyn Poliakoff, Green Chem., 2009 , 11 , 1083
DOI: 10.1039/b904097h

Expanding the scope of transformations of organoboron species: carbon–carbon bond formation with retention of configuration
Cathleen M. Crudden, Ben W. Glasspoole and Christopher J. Lata, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 6704
DOI: 10.1039/b911537d

β-Amidoaldehydes via oxazoline hydroformylation
David S. Laitar, John W. Kramer, Bryan T. Whiting, Emil B. Lobkovsky and Geoffrey W. Coates, Chem. Commun., 2009 , 5704
DOI: 10.1039/b913698c