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Process of recovering aldehydes

US4792636A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 1987
Grant dateDec 20, 1988
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P20/584
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process is provided for the recovery of an optionally substituted C.sub.7 to C.sub.17 aldehyde from a liquid hydroformylation product medium obtained by rhodium catalyzed hydroformylation of an optionally substituted C.sub.6 to C.sub.16 olefin which contains (i) a rhodium complex hydroformylation catalyst containing rhodium in complex combination with carbon monoxide and with a ligand, (ii) excess ligand, (iii) at least one optionally substituted C.sub.7 to C.sub.17 aldehyde, and (iv) aldehyde condensation products, which process comprises: PA0 (a) degassing said liquid hydroformylation medium; PA0 (b) passing the degassed liquid hydroformylation medium through an evaporation zone maintained under temperature and pressure conditions conducive to evaporation of said at least one C.sub.7 to C.sub.17 aldehyde; PA0 (c) recovering from the evaporation zone a liquid catalyst-containing stream; PA0 (d) cooling the catalyst-containing stream exiting the evaporation zone; PA0 (e) recovering a vaporous stream from the evaporation zone containing (i) at least one optionally substituted C.sub.7 to C.sub.17 aldehyde, (ii) ligand and (iii) a minor amount of said aldehyde condensation products;…

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