文摘
In the Rh4(CO)12-catalyzedhydroformylationof the vinylpyridine isomers, a very different chemoselectivity between 3- and 4-vinylpyridine is observed:whereas the former is fully transformed into the corresponding branched aldehyde, the latter only undergoeshydrogenation to 4-ethylpyridine. A differentbehaviorof the corresponding branched alkylmetal intermediatesrelated to the different polarization of the Rh-C bondhas been suggested to explain the above results.