High‐Yielding Tandem Hydroformylation/Hydrogenation of a Terminal Olefin to Produce a Linear Alcohol Using a Rh/Ru Dual Catalyst System

A dual catalyst system has been developed for tandem hydroformylation/hydrogenation to produce n-undecanol from 1-decene in one pot. A combination of xantphos/[Rh(acac)(CO)2] and Shvo's catalyst (1) afforded the best results (see scheme; acac=acetylacetonate, DMA=N,N-dimethylacetamide). Polar solvents effectively suppressed the formation of undecyl formate. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.