Hydroformylation of alkenes is widely used in industry to synthesize aldehydes, but is less prominent in small laboratories due to safety and equipment issues associated with the CO/H2 mixture. This is now addressed by generating stoichiometric syngas from two main element compounds, with water as the activator.
- Samuel K. Pedersen
- Haraldur G. Gudmundsson
- Troels Skrydstrup