Depto. Química Orgánica

HYDROFORMYLATION OF OLEFINS

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15/07/2017
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Hydroformylation of olefins
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This is mainly an industrial process in which one can introduce a formyl group from an olefin, making a new C-C bond!!!
If the olefin is not symmetric, the reaction yields a mixture of the two possible regioisomers.