text: the present invention disclosure details on the novel procedure of heterogenization of palladium complexes in a variety of porous matrices including the microporous and mesoporous materials and furthermore the use of thus prepared catalysts in the carbonylation reaction of olefins and alcohols leading to the preparation of saturated carboxylic acids in good yields , high selectivity to the desired product , and easy and efficient separation of the catalyst from the products , and thus achieving higher recyclability to the catalyst . the stepwise description of the heterogenization of the homogeneous palladium complex catalyst and carbonylation reaction using them is as follows . the process described in u . s . pat . no . 6 , 069 , 253 synthesizes the metal complex catalysts , the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference comprises reacting the group viii metal source with a n — o semilabile chelating ligand , a monodentate phosphine ligand and the protonic acid in an organic solvent and stirring at ambient temperature for a period of 1 to 20 minutes , precipitating the product using a suitable organic solvent , washing , drying to obtain the complex catalyst of formula ii . the porous supports were treated with diaryl or dialkyl dihalosilane in a specified proportion to block the exterior surface only , typically in an experiment , the solid matrix was taken as a slurry in an organic solvent and stirred with the blocking agent for 1 to 4 hours at ambient temperature , cooled to 190 to 200 k , the functionalization of the pretreated supports is undergone by stirring the same suspension of the support with the addition of the anchoring agent of the formula i for a period of 12 to 24 hrs . at a temperature of 313 to 343 k , thereafter filtering , washing and drying provides , the functionalized porous supports . the treatment of the functionalized support with a solution of the transition metal complex in a suitable solvent and stirring at ambient temperature for about 12 to 20 hours causes the metal complex to get anchored to the porous supports . filtering followed by through washing , and drying renders the solid heterogeneous catalyst . the process of invention will now be described with reference to the following examples . however , it should be noted that the following examples are illustrative and should not be construed to limit the scope of the present invention in any manner . passivation of the external silanol group ( si — oh ) of the zeolite y support was achieved by suspending the required reagents as stated above in dcm and adding ddps drop - wise to the above slurry . the slurry was then stirred for 1h at room temperature and then cooled to 195 k . to this slurry required amount of apts was added drop wise and stirred for further 24 h at 313 k . the contents were then filtered , washed repeatedly with dry dcm and dried under vacuum to obtain white solid powder ( product ) to obtain ddps tethered , apts anchored zeolite y . to a 50 ml round - bottomed flask , following reagents were added simultaneously passivation of the external silanol group ( si — oh ) of the zeolite y support was achieved by suspending the required reagents as stated above in dcm and adding ddps drop - wise to the above slurry . the slurry was then stirred for 1 h at room temperature and then cooled to 195 k . to this slurry required amount of apts was added drop wise and stirred for further 24 h at 313 k . the contents were then filtered , washed repeatedly with dry dcm ad dried under vacuum to obtain white solid powder ( product ) to obtain ddps tethered , apts anchored zeolite y . to a 50 ml round - bottomed flask , following reagents were added simultaneously passivation of the external silanol group ( si — oh ) of the si - mcm - 41 support was achieved by suspending the required reagents as stated above in dcm and adding ddps drop - wise to the above slurry . the slurry was then stirred for 1 h at room temperature and then cooled to 195 k . to this slurry required amount of apts was added drop wise and stirred for further 24 h at 313 k . the contents were then filtered , washed repeatedly with dry dcm and dried under vacuum to obtain white solid powder ( product ) to obtain ddps tethered , apts anchored si - mcm - 41 . to a 50 ml round - bottomed flask , following reagents were added simultaneously passivation of the external silanol group ( si — oh ) of the si - mcm - 41 support was achieved by suspending the required reagents as stated above in dcm and adding ddps drop - wise to the above slurry . the slurry was then stirred for 1 h at room temperature and then cooled to 195 k . to this slurry required amount of apts was added drop wise and stirred for further 24 h at 313 k . the contents were then filtered , washed repeatedly with dry dcm and dried under vacuum to obtain white solid powder ( product ) to obtain ddps tethered , apts anchored si - mcm - 41 . to a 50 ml round - bottomed flask , following reagents were added simultaneously passivation of the external silanol groups ( si — oh ) of the si - mcm - 48 support was achieved by suspending the required reagents as stated above in dcm and adding ddps drop - wise to the above slurry . the slurry was then stirred for 1 h at room temperature and then cooled to 195 k . to this contents were then filtered , washed repeatedly with dry dcm and dried under vacuum to obtain white solid powder ( product ) to obtain ddps tethered apts anchored si - mcm - 48 . to a 50 ml round - bottomed flask , following reagents were added simultaneously passivation of the external silanol groups ( si — oh ) of the si - mcm - 48 support was achieved by suspending the required reagents as stated above in dcm and adding ddps drop - wise to the above slurry . the slurry was then stirred for 1 h at room temperature and then cooled to 195 k . to this slurry required amount of apts was added drop wish and stirred for further 24 h at 313 k . the contents were then filtered , washed repeatedly with dry dcm and dried under vacuum to obtain white solid powder ( product ) to obtain ddps tethered , apts anchored si - mcm - 48 . the complex was mixed thoroughly in the solvent and after that 1 g of zeolite y was added to the solution . the mixture was stirred for 12 hrs at ambient temperature . the slurry was filtered , washed with dry methanol , and then soxhlet extracted twice to remove any complex adhering to the external surface , and dried using vacuum . the complex was mixed thoroughly in the solvent and after that 1 g of zeolite y was added to the solution . the mixture was stirred for 12 hrs at ambient temperature . the slurry was filtered , washed with dry methanol , and then soxhlet extracted twice to remove any complex adhering to the external surface , and dried using vacuum . the complex was mixed thoroughly in the solvent and after that 1 g of functionalized mcm - 41 was added to the solution . the mixture was stirred for 16 hrs at ambient temperature . the slurry was filtered , washed with dry methanol , and then soxhlet extracted twice to remove any complex adhering to the external surface , and dried using vacuum . the complex was mixed thoroughly in the solvent and after that 1 g of functionalized mcm - 41 was added to the solution . the mixture was stirred for 16 hrs at ambient temperature . the slurry was filtered , washed with dry methanol , and then soxhlet extracted twice to remove any complex adhering to the external surface , and dried using vacuum . the complex was mixed thoroughly in the solvent and after that 1 g of functionalized mcm - 48 was added to the solution . the mixture was stirred for 16 hrs at ambient temperature . the slurry was filtered , washed with dry methanol , and then soxhlet extracted twice to remove any complex adhering to the external surface , and dried using vacuum . the complex was mixed thoroughly in the solvent and after that 1 g of functionalized mcm - 48 was added to the solution . the mixture was stirred for 16 hrs at ambient temperature . the slurry was filtered , washed with dry methanol , and then soxhlet extracted twice to remove any complex adhering to the external surface , and dried using vacuum . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 260 h − 1 and 92 % conversion of styrene with an isoselectivity of 89 . 3 %. the catalyst was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 160 h − 1 and 92 % conversion of 4 - methyl styrene with an isoselectivity of 86 %. the catalyst was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 146 h − 1 and 88 % conversion of 4 - tertbutyl styrene with an isoselectivity of 92 %. the catalyst was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 140 h − 1 and 92 % conversion of the 4 - isobutylphenyl ethanol with an isoselectivity of 93 %. the catalyst was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 463 h − 1 and 98 % conversion of styrene with an isoselectivity of 99 . 3 %. the catalyst was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . the catalyst from the previous reaction was kept in the autoclave , and fresh charge of substrate along with the promoters and free phosphine were fed into the reactor . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 459 h − 1 and 96 % conversion of styrene with an isoselectivity of 99 . 5 %. the catalyst was isolated by simple filtration and the product was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . this was the first recycle reaction . the final reaction mixture showed only ˜ 3 . 5 × 10 − 4 % palladium leaching . the catalyst from the previous reaction was kept in the autoclave , and fresh charge of substrate along with the promoters and free phosphine were fed into the reactor . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 450 h − 1 and 95 % conversion of styrene with an isoselectivity of 97 . 5 %. the catalyst was isolated by simple filtration and the product was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . this was the second recycle reaction . the final reaction mixture showed only ˜ 3 . 2 × 10 − 4 % palladium leaching . the catalyst from the previous second recycle reaction was kept in the autoclave , and fresh charge of substrate along with the promoters and free phosphine were fed into the reactor . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 450 h − 1 and 96 % conversion of styrene with an isoselectivity of 99 . 4 %. the catalyst was isolated by simple filtration and the product was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . this was the third recycle reaction . the final reaction mixture showed only ˜ 3 . 2 × 10 − 4 % palladium , which showed only negligible amount of metal leaching in the reaction mixture . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 406 h − 1 and 97 . 8 % conversion of 4 - methylstyrene with an isoselectivity of 98 . 6 %. the catalyst was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 286 h − 1 and 93 . 4 % conversion of 4 - tertbutylstyrene with an isoselectivity of 99 . 3 %. the catalyst was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 450 h − 1 and 96 % conversion of 4 - isobutylphenyl ethanol with an isoselectivity of 97 . 5 %. the catalyst was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 417 h − 1 and 98 . 7 % conversion of styrene with an isoselectivity of 99 . 03 %. the catalyst was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . the catalyst from the previous reaction was kept in the autoclave , and fresh charge of substrate along with the promoters and free phosphine were fed into the reactor . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 412 h − 1 and 98 % conversion of styrene with an isoselectivity of 98 . 8 %. the catalyst was isolated by simple filtration and the product was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . this was the first recycle reaction . the final reaction mixture showed only ˜ 3 × 10 − 4 % palladium leaching . the catalyst from the previous reaction was kept in the autoclave , and fresh charge of substrate along with the promoters and free phosphine were fed into the reactor . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 400 h − 1 and 95 % conversion of styrene with an isoselectivity of 97 . 5 %. the catalyst was isolated by simple filtration and the product was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . this was the second recycle reaction . the final reaction mixture showed only ˜ 3 × 10 − 4 % palladium leaching . the catalyst from the previous second recycle reaction was kept in the autoclave , and fresh charge of substrate along with the promoters and free phosphine were fed into the reactor . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 402 h − 1 and 96 % conversion of styrene with an isoselectivity of 97 . 5 %. the catalyst was isolated by simple filtration and the product was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . this was the third recycle reaction . the final reaction mixture showed only ˜ 3 × 10 − 4 % palladium leaching . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 367 h − 1 and 98 % conversion of 4 - methylstyrene with an isoselectivity of 99 . 1 %. the catalyst was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 262 h − 1 and 95 % conversion of 4 - tertbutylstyrene with an isoselectivity of 99 . 23 %. the catalyst was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . the contents of the autoclave were flushed with nitrogen and then with carbon monoxide several times . thereafter the contents were heated up to 115 ° c . after the temperature is attained , the autoclave was pressurized to 3 . 06 mpa , stirring was started . it was observed that the reaction was initially slow and the gas absorption gradually increased . the pressure in the autoclave was maintained constant using carbon monoxide and the progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the pressure drop and by liquid sampling . the reaction was continued until the pressure drop was too low . the reactor was then cooled to ambient temperature and the liquid phase analyzed by gas chromatography . the gc analysis showed tof of 439 h − 1 and 95 % conversion of 4 - isobutylphenyl ethanol with an isoselectivity of 97 . 1 %. the catalyst was isolated by removal of the solvent and the unreacted styrene by distillation and passing the solution through activated alumina , followed by gas chromatography . from the above examples , it can be inferred that the catalyst system described here is highly active , produces satisfactory selectivity to the desired products , and is also easily separable and efficiently recycles with only a negligible amount of metal leaching into the reaction mixture , thereby ensuring the stability of the same . thus the novelty lies in the preparation procedure and application of the catalyst for a class of reaction , which is otherwise know be difficult . 1 . the invention provides a novel process for the preparation of truly heterogeneous metal complex catalysts and their application in the carbonylation reaction of olefins and alcohols for the preparation of saturated carboxylic acids . 2 . the stability of the catalyst as envisaged in the disclosure is a major benchmark in the field of heterogeneous carbonylation catalysis , which ensures easy and efficient recycle of the solid catalysts not noticed previously . 3 . high substrate to catalyst ( metal ) ratio as well as the mild operating conditions as envisioned in the disclosure is the key issue in the system economics .