# Patent

## Title
Bisphosphite ligands based on benzopinacol with an open outer unit

## Abstract

Bisphosphite ligands based on benzopinacol with an open outer unit, and the use thereof in hydroformylation.

## Background
The present invention relates to bisphosphite ligands based on benzopinacol with an open outer unit, and the use thereof in hydroformylation.
WO 2008/071508 A1 describes a process for hydroformylation using bisphosphite ligands. Inter alia, the use of the ligand (D-1) is described.




The technical problem addressed by the present invention is that of providing novel compounds which deliver increased yield in the hydroformylation of olefins compared to the compounds known from the prior art.
This problem is solved by a compound according to Claim 1.
Compound of formula (I):




wherein
R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14 are each independently selected from: —H, —(C1-C12)-alkyl, —O—(C1-C12)-alkyl, —(C4-C12)-aryl, and the radicals R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and also the radicals R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, may form fused systems with one another.
The radicals R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 may therefore be connected to one another via a ring or a plurality of rings and thus form a new aromatic system. The same correspondingly applies to the radicals R6, R7, R8, R9, R10. In contrast, for example, no fused systems may be formed between the radicals R5 and R6. The radicals R5 and R6 are not located on the same phenyl radical.
The expressions —(C1-C12)-alkyl and —O—(C1-C12)-alkyl encompass straight-chain and branched alkyl groups having 1 to 12 carbon atoms. These are preferably —(C1-C8)-alkyl groups or —O—(C1-C8)-alkyl groups, particularly preferably —(C1-C4)-alkyl groups or —O—(C1-C4)-alkyl groups.
In one embodiment, R11 and R14 are —(C1-C12)-alkyl.
In one embodiment, R11 and R14 are -tertBu.
In one embodiment, R12, R13 are selected from: —(C1-C12)-alkyl, —O—(C1-C12)-alkyl.
In one embodiment, R12 and R13 are —OCH3 or -tertBu.
In one embodiment, R12 and R13 are —OCH3.
In one embodiment, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 are selected from —H, —(C1-C12)-alkyl, —(C4-C12)-aryl.
In one embodiment, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 are selected from —H, -tertBu, —(C4-C6)-aryl.
In one embodiment, the compound has one of the structures (1) to (3):




In addition to the compound per se, a process in which the compound is used is also claimed.
Process comprising the process steps of:

    
    
        a) initially charging an ethylenically unsaturated compound;
        b) adding a compound as described above
        
            and a substance comprising Rh;
        
        
        c) feeding in H2 and CO,
        e) heating the reaction mixture from a) to c), with conversion of the ethylenically unsaturated compound to an aldehyde.
    
    


In this process, process steps a), b) and c) can be effected in any desired sequence. Typically, however, CO is added after the co-reactants have been initially charged in steps a) and b). In addition, CO can also be fed in in two or more steps, in such a way that, for example, a portion of the CO is first fed in, then the mixture is heated, and then a further portion of CO is fed in.
The ethylenically unsaturated compounds used as reactant in the process according to the invention contain one or more carbon-carbon double bonds. These compounds are also referred to hereinafter as olefins for simplification. The double bonds may be terminal or internal.
In one variant of the process, the ethylenically unsaturated compound does not comprise any further functional groups apart from carbon-carbon double bonds.
In one variant of the process, the ethylenically unsaturated compound is selected from: ethene, propene, 1-butene, cis- and/or trans-2-butene, isobutene, 1,3-butadiene, 1-pentene, cis- and/or trans-2-pentene, 2-methyl-1-butene, 3-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-2-butene, hexene, tetramethylethylene, heptene, 1-octene, 2-octene, di-n-butene, or mixtures thereof.
In one variant of the process, the substance comprising Rh is selected from: Rh(acac)(CO)2, [(acac)Rh(COD)] (Umicore, acac=acetylacetonate anion; COD=1,5-cyclooctadiene), Rh4CO12.
In one variant of the process, CO is fed in in process step c) at a pressure in the range from 1 to 6 MPa (10 to 60 bar).
In one variant of the process, the reaction mixture is heated in process step d) to a temperature in the range from 80° C. to 160° C.


The invention shall be elucidated in more detail hereinbelow with reference to working examples.
Synthesis of bis(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl) (3,3-di-tert-butyl-5,5′-dimethoxy-2′-(4,4,5-tetraphenyl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholan-2-yl)oxy)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl) phosphite (1)




To a solution of 2-((3,3′-di-tert-butyl-2′-((dichlorophosphanyl)oxy)-5,5′-dimethoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)oxy)-4,4,5,5-tetraphenyl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane (0.7254 g; 0.8496 mmol) in 10 ml of toluene is added dropwise, at room temperature, a mixture of 4-tert-butylphenol (0.2808 g; 1.8691 mmol) and triethylamine (2.39 ml) in 8 ml of toluene. The mixture is stirred overnight and filtered, and the filtrate is concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure. The solid obtained is dried at 60° C./0.1 mbar for 2 h. Yield: 0.869 g (0.8036 mmol, 94%).
Elemental analysis (calc. for C66H74O8P2=1081.273 g/mol): C=75.43 (75.53): H=7.06 (6.90); P=5.79 (5.73).
ESI-TOF HRMS: m/z=1103.4775; [M++Na], calc. m/z=1103.4756.
31P NMR (CD2Cl2): δ 132.2 (d, JPP=49 Hz); 145.3 (d, JPP=49 Hz).
1H NMR (CD2Cl2): δ 1.15 (s, 9H); 1.33 (s, 9H); 1.35 (s, 9H); 1.53 (s, 9H); 3.55 (s, 3H); 3.76 (s, 3H); 6.71-7.43 (m, 32H) ppm.
Synthesis of 3,3′-di-tert-butyl-5,5′-dimethoxy-2′-((4,4,5,5-tetraphenyl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholan-2-yl)oxy)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl di(naphthalen-1-yl) phosphite (2):




To a solution of 2-((3,3′-di-tert-butyl-2′-((dichlorophosphanyl)oxy)-5,5′-dimethoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)oxy)-4,4,5,5-tetraphenyl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane (0.5622 g; 0.6585 mmol) in 8 ml of toluene is added dropwise, at room temperature, a mixture of 1-naphthol (0.2088 g; 1.4487 mmol) and triethylamine (1.85 ml) in 6 ml of toluene. The mixture is stirred overnight and filtered, and the filtrate is concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure. The solid obtained is dried at 60° C./0.1 mbar for 2 h and then taken up in 6 ml of hot acetonitrile. The solid obtained after storing the solution at −29° C. is separated off, washed with a little cold acetonitrile and dried. Yield: 0.480 g (0.449 mmol, 68%).
Elemental analysis (calc. for C68H62O8P2=1069.178 g/mol): C=76.36 (76.39); H=5.95 (5.85); P=5.67 (5.79).
ESI-TOF HRMS: m/z=1091.3801; [M++Na], calc. m/z=1091.3817.
31P NMR (CD2Cl2): δ 135.5 (d, JPP=30 Hz); 146.2 (d, JPP=30 Hz) ppm.
1H NMR (CD2Cl2): δ 1.14 (s, 9H); 1.63 (s, 9H); 2.94 (s, 3H); 3.87 (s, 3H); 6.33 (d, 4JHH=3.1 Hz; 1H); 6.74 (d, 4JHH=3.1 Hz; 1H); 6.89-7.84 (m, 35H); 8.12 (m, 1H) ppm.
Synthesis of 3,3′-di-tert-butyl-5,5′-dimethoxy-2′-((4,4,5,5-tetraphenyl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholan-2-yl)oxy)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl di(naphthalen-2-yl) phosphite (3):




To a solution of 2-((3,3′-di-tert-butyl-2′-((dichlorophosphanyl)oxy)-5,5′-dimethoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)oxy)-4,4,5,5-tetraphenyl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane (0.5971 g; 0.6993 mmol) in 8 ml of toluene is added dropwise, at room temperature, a mixture of 2-naphthol (0.2218 g; 1.5386 mmol) and triethylamine (1.96 ml) in 6 ml of toluene. The mixture is stirred overnight and filtered, and the filtrate is concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure. The solid obtained is dried at 60° C./0.1 mbar for 2 h and then taken up in 6.5 ml of hot acetonitrile. The solid obtained after storing the solution at −29° C. is separated off, washed with a little cold acetonitrile and dried. Yield: 0.470 g (0.439 mmol, 63%).
Elemental analysis (calc. for C68H62O8P2=1069.178 g/mol): C=76.18 (76.39); H=5.88 (5.85); P=5.74 (5.79).
ESI-TOF HRMS: m/z=1091.3811; [M++Na], calc. m/z=1091.3817.
31P NMR (CD2Cl2): δ 131.8 (d, JPP=56 Hz); 145.0 (d, JPP=56 Hz) ppm.
1H NMR (CD2CO2): δ 1.15 (s, 9H); 1.58 (s, 9H); 3.48 (s, 3H); 3.77 (s, 3H); 6.78 (m, 1H); 6.83 (m, 1H); 6.86 (m, 1H); 6.93-7.03 (m, 8H); 7.07-7.23 (m, 11); 7.35-7.52 (m, 10H); 7.66 (m, 1H): 7.72-7.85 (m, 5H) ppm.
Catalysis Experiments
The hydroformylation was conducted in a 200 ml autoclave from Premex Reactor AG, Lengau, Switzerland, equipped with pressure-retaining valve, gas flow meter, sparging stirrer and pressure pipette. To minimize the influence of moisture and oxygen, the toluene used as solvent was purified in a Pure Solv. MD-7 System and stored under argon. The olefin cis/trans-2-pentene used as substrate (Aldrich) was heated at reflux over sodium and distilled under argon. Toluene solutions of the catalyst precursor and of the ligand were mixed in the autoclave under an argon atmosphere. [(acac)Rh(COD)] (Umicore, acac=acetylacetonate anion; COD=1,5-cyclooctadiene) was used as catalyst precursor. The autoclave was heated with stirring (1500 rpm) at 12 bar for a final pressure of 20 bar. After reaching the reaction temperature, the olefin was injected into the autoclave by way of a positive pressure established in the pressure pipette. The reaction was conducted at a constant pressure (closed-loop pressure controller from Bronkhorst, the Netherlands) over 4 h. At the end of the reaction time, the autoclave was cooled to room temperature, depressurized while stirring and purged with argon. 1 ml of each reaction mixture was removed immediately after the stirrer had been switched off, diluted with 10 ml of pentane and analysed by gas chromatography: HP 5890 Series II plus, PONA, 50 m×0.2 mm×0.5 μm.
The reaction was conducted using compounds (1) to (3) according to the invention and using the comparative ligand (D-1).




Reaction Conditions:
Olefin: 2-pentene, solvent: toluene, proportion by mass of rhodium: 100 ppm, p: 20 bar, T: 120° C., t: 4 h, Rh:ligand ratio=1:2.
The results are compiled in the following table:















Yield of




aldehyde



Ligand
[%]









1*
46



2*
45



3*
50



D-1
14







*compound according to the invention






As the experimental results show, the problem is solved by the compounds according to the invention.

## Claims

1. A compound of formula (I):



wherein
R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14 are each independently selected from: —H, —(C1-C12)-alkyl, —O—(C1-C12)-alkyl or —(C4-C12)-aryl, and the radicals R1, R2, R3, R4, and also the radicals R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, may form fused systems with one another.

2. The compound according to claim 1,
wherein R11 and R14 are —(C1-C12)-alkyl.

3. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R11 and R14 are -tertBu.

4. The compound according to claim 1,
wherein R2, R13 are selected from: —(C1-C12)-alkyl or, —O—(C1-C12)-alkyl.

5. The compound according to claim 1,
wherein R12 and R13 are —OCH3 or -tertBu.

6. The compound according to claim 1,
wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 are selected from —H, —(C1-C12)-alkyl or —(C4-C12)-aryl.

7. The compound according to claim 1,
wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 are selected from —H, -tertBu, —(C4-C6)-aryl.

8. The compound according to claim 1,
wherein the compound has one of the structures (1) to (3):

9. A process comprising the process steps of:
a) initially charging an ethylenically unsaturated compound;
b) adding a compound according to claim 1;
and a substance comprising Rh;

c) feeding in H2 and CO, and
d) heating the reaction mixture from a) to c), with conversion of the olefin to an aldehyde.

10. The process according to claim 9,
wherein the ethylenically unsaturated compound in process step a) is selected from: ethene, propene, 1-butene, cis- and/or trans-2-butene, isobutene, 1,3-butadiene, 1-pentene, cis- and/or trans-2-pentene, 2-methyl-1-butene, 3-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-2-butene, hexene, tetramethylethylene, heptene, 1-octene, 2-octene, di-n-butene, or mixtures thereof.

11. The process according to claim 9,
wherein the substance comprising Rh is selected from: Rh(acac)(CO)2, [(acac)Rh(COD)] (Umicore, acac=acetylacetonate anion; COD=1,5-cyclooctadiene), Rh4CO12.

12. The process according to claim 9,
wherein CO is fed in in process step c) at a pressure in the range from 1 to 6 MPa (10 to 60 bar).

13. The process according to claim 9,
wherein the reaction mixture is heated in process step d) to a temperature in the range from 80° C. to 160° C.