Abstract
Vapor phase hydroformylation of ethylene was studied with silica-supported metal catalysts. A cobalt metal catalyst derived from Co2(CO)8 gave propanal and its derivatives in as high selectivity of about 36% as Rh/SiO2 catalyst under the reaction conditions of 1.1 MPa of a gas-mixture of Ar∶CO∶C2H4∶H2 = 1∶3∶3∶3 at 423–503 K. On the other hand, conventional cobalt catalysts derived from cobalt nitrate, chloride, or acetate, and other noble metal catalysts (Pd/SiO2 and Ir/SiO2) produced mainly ethane.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 253 - 262 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Catalysis Letters |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 2-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1991 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |