A highly efficient catalyst precursor for ethanoic acid production: [RhCl(CO)(PEt3)2]; X-ray crystal and molecular structure of carbonyldiiodo(methyl)bis(triethylphosphine)rhodium(III)

J Rankin; AD Poole; AC Benyei; David John Cole-Hamilton

A highly efficient catalyst precursor for ethanoic acid production: [RhCl(CO)(PEt₃)₂]; X-ray crystal and molecular structure of carbonyldiiodo(methyl)bis(triethylphosphine)rhodium(III)

J Rankin
, AD Poole
, AC Benyei
, David John Cole-Hamilton

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Abstract

Under mild conditions, [RhI(CO)(PEt3)(2)], is more active for the carbonylation of methanol to ethanoic acid than [Rh(CO)(2)I-2](-), which is widely used industrially; intermediates in the catalytic cycle have been identified and characterised.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 7 Oct 1997

Keywords

METHANOL CARBONYLATION
OXIDATIVE-ADDITION
RHODIUM
COMPLEXES
IRIDIUM
REACTIVITY
IODIDE

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