Synthesis and characterization of novel rhodium and ruthenium based iminopyridyl complexes and their application in 1-octene hydroformylation

Multinuclear rhodium and ruthenium complexes were evaluated as catalyst precursors in the hydroformylation of 1-octene. Both the rhodium and ruthenium complexes were found to be active in the hydroformylation reaction. However the rhodium systems were found to be more active even when operating under much milder reaction conditions.111