Rhodium-catalyzed aqueous biphasic hydrogenation of alkenes with amphiphilic phosphine-containing core-shell polymers

Ahmad Joumaa (1) , Si Chen (1) , Sandrine Vincendeau (1) , Florence Gayet (1, 2) , Rinaldo Poli (1, 3) , E. Manoury (1)

1 LCC - Laboratoire de chimie de coordination
2 Toulouse INP - Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse)
3 IUF - Institut universitaire de France

The biphasic aqueous hydrogenation reaction of styrene and 1-octene could be efficiently carried out using phosphine-containing core-shell water-soluble polymers used as nanoreactors in presence of [Rh(COD)Cl]2. The catalytic aqueous phase could be successfully recycled up to six times.

Mots clés: Aqueous biphasic catalysis; Alkene hydrogenation; Water-confined nanoreactors; Rhodium; Recycling

Domaines: Chimie de coordination; Catalyse; Polymères; Chimie organique

Ahmad Joumaa, Si Chen, Sandrine Vincendeau, Florence Gayet, Rinaldo Poli, et al.. Rhodium-catalyzed aqueous biphasic hydrogenation of alkenes with amphiphilic phosphine-containing core-shell polymers. Molecular Catalysis, 2017, 438, pp.267-271. ⟨10.1016/j.mcat.2017.06.005⟩. ⟨hal-01940163⟩