A catalytic method for hydroformylating a cyclooctadiene substrate involving forming a reaction mixture that includes the cyclooctadiene and a precursor of or a transitional metal ligand complex where the ligand has structure (1): ##STR00001##
H.sub.2 and CO are fed into the reaction mixture and the mixture is heated to convert the cyclooctadiene into an aldehyde. A preferred ligand is 2-(anthracen-9-yloxy)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane.

A catalytic method for hydroformylating a cyclooctadiene substrate involving forming a reaction mixture that includes the cyclooctadiene and a precursor of or a transitional metal ligand complex where the ligand has structure (1): ##STR00001##
H.sub.2 and CO are fed into the reaction mixture and the mixture is heated to convert the cyclooctadiene into an aldehyde. A preferred ligand is 2-(anthracen-9-yloxy)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane.

A catalytic method for hydroformylating cyclooctadiene substrate involving forming a reaction mixture that includes the cyclooctadiene and a precursor of or a transitional metal ligand complex where the ligand has structure (1): ##STR00001##
(1) H.sub.2 and CO are fed into the reaction mixture and the mixture is heated to convert the cyclooctadiene into an aldehyde. A preferred ligand is 4-([1,1:3,1-terphenyl]-2-yloxy)-S-dinaphtho[2,1-d:1,2-f][1,3,2]dioxaphosphepine.

A catalytic method for hydroformylating cyclooctadiene substrate involving forming a reaction mixture that includes the cyclooctadiene and a precursor of or a transitional metal ligand complex where the ligand has structure (1): ##STR00001##
(1) H.sub.2 and CO are fed into the reaction mixture and the mixture is heated to convert the cyclooctadiene into an aldehyde. A preferred ligand is 4-([1,1:3,1-terphenyl]-2-yloxy)-S-dinaphtho[2,1-d:1,2-f][1,3,2]dioxaphosphepine.

Method for hydroformylating cyclooctadiene using 2-(anthracen-9-yloxy)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane.

Method for hydroformylating cyclooctadiene using 2-(anthracen-9-yloxy)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane.

Method for hydroformylating cyclooctadiene using 4-([1,1:3,1-terphenyl]-2-yloxy)-S-dinaphtho[2,1-d:1,2-f][1,3,2]dioxaphosphepine.

Method for hydroformylating cyclooctadiene using 4-([1,1:3,1-terphenyl]-2-yloxy)-S-dinaphtho[2,1-d:1,2-f][1,3,2]dioxaphosphepine.