A new concept of tethered ligand-modified Rh/SiO2 catalyst for hydroformylati…

Abstract A tethered ligand-modified Rh/SiO2 catalyst was developed for hydroformylation with high stability. The catalyst was prepared by fastening both organic ligand and metal directly on the surface of support to avoid leaching, while at the same time the active species were formed in situ by coordination of the flexible ligand to the metal on the surface of SiO2. The immobilization of l…