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Mononuclear tetracarbonylrhodate Rh(CO)<sub>4</sub><sup>–</sup>. A new aspect of syngas conversion into ethylene glycol

Eiichi Watanabe, Kenji Murayama, Yoshinori Hara, Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, Keisuke Wada, Takeru Onoda

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1986 · 16 citations · 0 references

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Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryCatalyst PreparationCatalytic MaterialsCatalytic MechanismsCatalytic SynthesisHydrogenation ReactionsOlefin ReductionSyngas FermentationSyngas Production

Abstract

Syngas treatment of Rh4(CO)12 in 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one gives a colourless solution of mononuclear tetracarbonylrhodate, Rh(CO)4–, which is closely related to the active catalytic species that produces ethylene glycol.