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Catalytic hydrogenation of vegetable oils I‐hydrogenation of soybean oil catalyzed by Rh‐ and Ir‐complexes
Author(s) -
Fragale C.,
Gargano M.,
Gomes T.,
Rossi M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02680187
Subject(s) - catalysis , phosphine , iridium , rhodium , chemistry , soybean oil , selectivity , organic chemistry , metal , stearate , food science
The rate and selectivity found for the hydrogenation reaction of soybean oil using a series of soluble rhodium and iridium‐phosphine complexes can be correlated to the number of phosphine ligands coordinated to the metal. This study shows the possibility of obtaining a wide range of products by varying the reaction time and the catalyst composition. For example, a low stearate content can be obtained using IrCl(C 8 H 12 )PPh 3 , whereas a low double‐bond conjugation can be obtained with |Rh(C 8 H 12 )(PPh 3 ) 2 |BPh 4 .