A Highly Selective Catalyst for Partial Hydrogenation of 1,3-Butadiene: MgO-Supported Rhodium Clusters Selectively Poisoned with CO

A gateway to partial hydrogenation: Supported rhodium species with an essentially molecular character were precisely designed for the selective partial hydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene to give n-butenes, transforming a metal that is traditionally considered unselective into one that is highly selective. 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.