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At high temperature, tetracarbonylhydrocobalt can loose a carbonyl to give the tetra-coordinated cobalt Lewis acid (tetracarbonylhydrocobalt) which has a high affinity towards olefins.

This reaction takes place under industrial hydroformylation conditions.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)
HCo(CO)4
         
HCo(CO)3
  +  
CO
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Hydroformylation
Industrial Process: Organic

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