Highly active cobalt based catalysts for the carbonylation of methanol

AC Marr, EJ Ditzel, AC Benyei, Philip Lightfoot, David John Cole-Hamilton

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Abstract

[Cp*Co(CO)(2)] in the presence of PEt3 and MeI catalyses the carbonylation of methanol with initial rates up to 44 mol dm(-3) h(-1) before decaying to a second catalytic phase with rates of 3 mol dm(-3) h(-1); [CoI(CO)(2)(PEt3)(2)], which is trigonal bipyramidal with axial PEt3 ligands, has been isolated from the final reaction solution.

Original languageEnglish
Number of pages1379
Publication statusPublished - 1999

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