Catalysis Letters, Vol.44, No.1-2, 109-111, 1997
Hydrocarbonylation of Prop-2-en-1-Ol Catalyzed by Zeolite-Encapsulated Rhodium Species - Chemoselectivity Effects Imposed by the Zeolite Support
Zeolite-encapsulated catalysts, [Rh(CO)(x)(PR3)(y)]-zeolite, exhibit markedly different chemoselectivities to their homogeneous counterparts; furans and pyrans are formed from the hydrocarbonylation of prop-2-en-1-ol or but-3-en-1-ol instead of the expected diols. The nature of the zeolite support was found to influence the selectivity of the reaction.