BIFUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS FOR ISOMERIZATION OF UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS

摘要

The current invention provides novel bifunctional catalysts. The bifunctional catalysts are prepared from phosphine ligands and a cyclopentadienyl metal complex and are useful for forming isomers of hydrocarbon species. The hydrocarbon can be an alkenol having the alkene and alcohol groups far apart and the catalyst will move the double bond across numerous carbon atoms. The hydrocarbon can also be an achiral alkenol and the catalyst will form a chiral alcohol therefrom. Moreover, deuterated water may be added to the isomerization reaction mixture for forming deuterated hydrocarbon species.