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Ever wondered how the industrially applied Biphephos ligand deactivates in hydroformylation processes? Check out our recent publication in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering on the deactivation and distillation recycling of Rh/Biphephos complexes. Thanks to a team effort of Fabian Patzina, Andreas J. Vorholt and Walter Leitner, we showed that hydrolysis is often less of a problem as many would think. Rather, the oxidation through hydroperoxides is the main deactivation pathway. In addition, always keep an eye on the stability of your ligand during storage. ;) https://lnkd.in/eyAA_WNq
Great work 👏. A big congratulations 🎊