Aj. Pardey et al., Kinetics of the water gas shift reaction catalyzed by [Rh(COD)(4-picoline)(2)]PF6 immobilized on poly(4-vinylpyridine), BOL SOC CH, 45(3), 2000, pp. 347-354
Kinetic studies of the water gas shift reaction have been carried AE t in t
he presence of [Rh(COD) (4-picoline)(2)] PF6, (COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) as
catalyst, immobilized on poly(4-vinylpyridine) 2% cross linked with diviny
lbenzene in contact with a mixture of 80% aqueous 2-ethoxyethanol. The rhod
ium complex was anchored to the pyridine groups of the organic polymer. Ana
lyses of kinetic results show a first order dependence on carbon monoxide p
ressure, a nonlinear dependence on rhodium total concentration and a segmen
ted Arrhenius plot. These data are discussed in terms of a possible mechani
sm.