Alkene coupling

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1989-06-30

1991-01-01

Davis, Curtis R.

Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds

Unsaturated compound synthesis

By addition of entire unsaturated molecules, e.g.,...

C07C 224

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049820443

ABSTRACT:
A normal 1-alkene containing 3-8 carbons is coupled with itself, another such alkene, or ethene in the presence of a supported alkali metal as a catalyst and about 10-100 mol %, based on the amount of alkali metal catalyst, of an alkali metal hydroxide as a co-catalyst; the support being a silica having a surface area not greater than 5 m.sup.2 /g. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the alkene is propene or a mixture of propene and ethene, the alkali metal is potassium or a potassium alloy, and the co-catalyst is potassium hydroxide.

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