远在1938年就认识到,含钴化合物有将气体一氧化碳引入有机分子的催化反应的能力。当时就发现所谓的醛化反应,即在此反应中会形成四羰基氢钴,在同系化催化过程中也要涉及到这种化合物。四羰基氢钴能显著地催化多种羰基化反应。四羰基氢钴通常从母体八羰基二钴产生或者(高压法)从可溶性钴盐产生。 As far back as 1938, it was recognized that cobalt-containing compounds have the ability to catalyze the introduction of gaseous carbon monoxide into organic molecules. The so-called hydroformylation reaction was found at that time, that is, cobalt hydrogen tetracarbonate was formed in this reaction, and this compound was also involved in the homologous catalysis. Cobalt tetracarbonyl can significantly catalyze a variety of carbonylation reactions. Cobalt tetracarbonyl cobalt is usually produced from the parent octacarbonyl dicarbonate or produced from a soluble cobalt salt (high pressure process).