Chemists have discovered a new cationic cobalt bisphosphine hydroformylation catalyst system that is highly active and extremely robust. In a new study published in Science, LSU chemistry professor ...

Catalytic hydroformylation of olefins, also known as the oxo process, is an industrially pivotal reaction that converts alkenes into aldehydes by addition of syngas (a mixture of carbon monoxide and ...

Asymmetric hydroformylation catalysis constitutes a pivotal process in modern synthetic chemistry, enabling the conversion of olefins into chiral aldehydes using transition metal catalysts. The ...

Olefins, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide can be converted to aldehydes by the hydroformylation of olefins. Upon further conversion, chemicals including alcohols, acids, and esters are obtained. However, ...

Recent research has demonstrated that a rhodium (Rh) cluster of an optimal, intermediate size—neither too small nor too large—exhibits the highest catalytic activity in hydroformylation reactions.

Baton Rouge, La.-- In a new study published in Science, an AAAS publication, LSU chemistry professor emeritus George Stanley and fellow LSU researchers from the Department of Chemistry and the ...