Catalytic process for polyhydric alcohols and derivatives
US4224237A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 1979 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 1999 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C29/158
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates to the manufacture of such valuable chemicals as polyhydric alcohols, their ether and ester derivatives, oligomers of such alcohols and monohydric alcohols and their ether and ester derivatives by reacting hydrogen and oxides of carbon in the presence of a rhodium carbonyl complex dissolved in a sulfone solvent.
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