Alcohols prepared from olefins and synthesis gas

Details Alcohols prepared from olefins and synthesis gas Alcohols prepared from olefins and synthesis gas

1982-10-21

1984-05-29

Lone, Werren B.

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Oxygen containing

568451, 568454, C07C 2722

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044516800

ABSTRACT:
This invention concerns a process of preparing predominantly linear alcohols which comprises the steps of contacting a mixture of terminal and/or internal olefins and synthesis gas with a catalyst system comprising a ruthenium-containing compound coupled with one or more bidentate or multidentate, phosphine-containing promoters, dispersed in a low melting quaternary phosphonium salt, and heating said resultant reaction mixture under a pressure of 100 psi or greater at a temperature of at least 50.degree. C. for a sufficient time to produce said alcohols.

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