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Unsaturated fatty alcohols and method of preparing them

US4460801A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 1983
Grant dateJul 17, 1984
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Expiry dateJun 28, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C33/02
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

New unsaturated fatty alcohols of the formula: ##STR1## in which n=2 or 4 are provided and are prepared by the novel process of reacting butadiene with water in the presence of a palladium salt and orthoboric acid, B(OH).sub.3, in a polar aprotic solvent.

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