L. Alvila et al., RU3(CO)12 2,2'-BIPYRIDINE SUPPORTED ON INORGANIC CARRIERS AS 1-HEXENEHYDROFORMYLATION CATALYSTS/, Journal of molecular catalysis, 91(3), 1994, pp. 335-342
Ru3(CO)12 and 2,2'-bipyridine were supported on various inorganic carr
iers and used as hydroformylation catalysts. The stability of the cata
lyst was studied by determining ruthenium contents of hydroformylation
products and also by special dissolution tests. Ruthenium was found t
o dissolve in hydroformylation products (aldehydes and alcohols). Howe
ver, the nature of the catalyst proved to be mainly heterogeneous.