Kinetic Modeling of the Palladium-Catalyzed Isomerizing Methoxycarbonylation of 1-Decene

The experimental and model-based investigation of the palladium-catalyzed methoxycarbonylation of 1-decene using methanol and carbon monoxide is presented. The reaction was studied in a thermomorphic solvent system using the industrially applied ligand DTBPMB in order to describe the kinetics of the main and the most relevant side reactions. Based on a reaction analysis, kinetic models including main influencing variables were derived and successfully parametrized. Thus, inhibition effects of the substrate 1-decene as well as carbon monoxide on the isomerization and methoxycarbonylation rate could be identified.