hüdroformüülumisele
Hydroformylation, also known as the oxo process, is a chemical process that involves the addition of hydrogen and carbon monoxide across an alkene to form an aldehyde. This reaction is a crucial step in the industrial production of many important chemicals, particularly alcohols, which are then used as solvents, plasticizers, and precursors for detergents and polymers. The general reaction can be represented as RCH=CH2 + CO + H2 → RCH2CH2CHO, where R is an alkyl group.
The process typically requires a catalyst, with transition metals like cobalt, rhodium, and platinum being the
Hydroformylation can produce two isomeric aldehydes: a linear (n-) product and a branched (iso-) product. The
The aldehydes produced by hydroformylation are then typically hydrogenated to form the corresponding alcohols. This two-step