Ligand Effects on the Surface Composition of Rh-Containing Ionic Liquid Solutions Used in Hydroformylation Catalysis
1. Dipl.-Chem. Claudia Kolbeck1,†,
2. Dipl.-Chem. Natalia Paape2,†,
3. Dipl.-Chem. Till Cremer1,
4. Dr. Peter S. Schulz2,
5. Dr. Florian Maier1,
6. Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Steinrück1,
7. Prof. Dr. Peter Wasserscheid2
Article first published online: 8 SEP 2010
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201000903
The chemical surface composition of Rh-containing ionic liquid solutions has been studied by angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (ARXPS). Rh–tppts complexes of high relevance for multiphase hydroformylation catalysis showed remarkable surface activity, whereas non-tppts containing systems showed Rh depleting from the surface. tppts=tris(3-sodium sulfonatophenyl)phosphine.