Hydroformylation of olefins
US4158020A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 1997 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2531/90
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Olefins are converted to aldehydes and/or alcohols having one more carbon atom than the olefin by reacting the olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of an in situ formed catalytic complex of a Group VIII metal, carbon monoxide and a trivalent ligand, the metal being introduced into the reaction zone in the form of a solution of a water-soluble inorganic salt dissolved in a solvent comprised of at least 40% by volume of a polyalkylene glycol, the polyalkylene glycol acting as a coupling agent preventing precipitation of the metal prior to formation of the catalyst complex.
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