JOURNAL ARTICLE

Carbonylation of methanol in supercritical CO2 catalysed by a supported rhodium complex

R.J. SowdenMurielle SellinNicola De BlasioDavid J. Cole‐Hamilton

Year: 1999 Journal:   Chemical Communications Pages: 2511-2512   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

A rhodium complex supported on polyvinylpyrrolidone catalyses the carbonylation of methanol to methyl ethanoate and ethanoic acid in supercritical CO2 at rates up to ca. 50% those in liquid solution but with minimal catalyst leaching.

Keywords:
Carbonylation Rhodium Methanol Supercritical fluid Chemistry Polyvinylpyrrolidone Catalysis Organic chemistry Leaching (pedology) Carbon monoxide

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Topics

Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
Physical Sciences →  Chemical Engineering →  Process Chemistry and Technology
Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
Physical Sciences →  Chemistry →  Inorganic Chemistry
Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
Physical Sciences →  Chemistry →  Organic Chemistry

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