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Continuous hydroformylation process

US7087797B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 2002
Grant dateAug 8, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2022

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

Abstract

A continuous hydroformylation process for forming an aldehyde comprising 1) reacting an olefinically unsaturated compound containing from 2 to 30 carbon atoms with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a rhodium-bisphosphite ligand complex catalyst and 2) distilling a mixture comprising at least a part of the catalyst of 1), wherein the distilling is performed in the substantial absence of molecular hydrogen.

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