Molybdenum carbonyl grafted onto silicate intercalated cobalt-aluminum hydrotalcite: A new potential catalyst for the hydroformylation of octene

We present the first example of molybdenum carbonyl grafted on diaminosiloxane-functionalized cobalt-aluminum hydrotalcite (CA-HTSi-DA-Mo) as a promising catalyst for the hydroformylation of olefins. The catalyst showed 80% conversion with selective formation of branched aldehyde. About 70% of the catalytic activity retains even after three cycles. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.