(a) Assuming some similarity between the mechanism of hydroformylation using HCo(CO) 4 and HRh(CO)(PPh 3 ) 3...

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(a) Assuming some similarity between the mechanism of hydroformylation using HCo(CO)4 and HRh(CO)(PPh3)3 as catalysts, propose a mechanism for the conversion of RCH=CH2 to RCH2CH2CHO and explain what is happening in each step.

(b) ‘The regioselectivity of the hydroformylation of RCH=CH2 catalysed by HRh(CO)(PPh3)3 drops when the temperature is increased’. Explain what is meant by this statement.

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781292134147

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Authors: Catherine Housecroft

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