posted on 2020-05-05, 08:08authored byDiteboho S. Ramaroua, Banothile C. E. Makhubela, Gregory S. Smith
A series of rhodium(I) metallacycles based on alkylated PTA complexes were synthesised and fully characterised using a range of spectroscopic and analytical techniques. These mononuclear Rh(I) complexes were evaluated in the aqueous biphasic (water-toluene) hydroformylation of 1-octene, showing chemoselectivity to aldehydes
Funding
University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Johannesburg (UJ)
NRF-DST Centre of Excellence in Catalysis – c*change and the Harry Crossley foundation