Computational aspects of hydroformylation

Abstract

The influence of transition metal complexes as catalysts upon the activity and selectivity of hydroformylation reactions has been extensively investigated during the last decades. Nowadays computational chemistry is an indispensable tool for elucidation of reaction mechanisms and for understanding the various aspects which govern the outcome of catalytic reactions. This review attempts to survey the recent literature concerning computational studies on hydroformylation and theoretical coordination chemistry results related to hydroformylation.