Abstract This invention relates to multiphase catalysts, the preparation of the said catalysts, and catalytic processes employing such catalysts. The multiphase catalysts are comprised of a porous solid carrier upon which a liquid-phase catalyst is disposed. The liquid-phase catalyst includes liquid compounds which have catalytic activity, and also dissolved and dispersed solutes in a solvent. The multiphase catalysts are prepared by absorbing the liquid phase on the porous solid carrier, and may also have the liquid phase dissolved in a low boiling solvent which is later removed. The latter procedure provides intimate dispersion. The catalytic processes employing the multiphase catalysts include hydroformylation, isomerization, oxidation, carbonyl conversion and carbonylation reactions.
PROCESS FOR THE HYDROFORMYLATION OF UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS HAVING FROM 2 TO 6 CARBON ATOMS WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING THE SAID UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS IN GASEOUS FORM AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM 25*C TO 300*C AND A PRESSURE IN THE RANGE OF FROM ATMOSPHERIC TO 3,000 PSIG IN THE PRESENCE OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROGEN WITH A MULTIPHASE CATALYST COMPRISING A POROUS, SOLID CARRIER HAVING DISPERSED THEREON A LIQUID CATALYTIC COMPONENT INCLUDING A SOLVENT HAVING A VAPOR PRESSURE AT 100*C OF FROM 10-12 TO 10 MILLIMETERS, AND AN ARYL PHOSPHINE COMPLEX OF RHODIUM, AND BEING CHARACTERIZED BY A LIQUID LOADING OF THE SAID MULTIPHASE CATALYST IN THE RANGE OF FROM 0.10 TO 0.80 CM3 OF THE SAID LIQUID CATALYTIC COMPONENT PER CM3 PORE VOLUME OF THE SAID POROUS SOLID CARRIER.
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Dependent Claim
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PROCESS FOR THE HYDROFORMYLATION OF UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS HAVING FROM 2 TO 6 CARBON ATOMS WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING THE SAID UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS IN GASEOUS FORM AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM 25*C TO 300*C AND A PRESSURE IN THE RANGE OF FROM ATMOSPHERIC TO 3,000 PSIG IN THE PRESENCE OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROGEN WITH A MULTIPHASE CATALYST COMPRISING A POROUS, SOLID CARRIER HAVING DISPERSED THEREON A LIQUID CATALYTIC COMPONENT INCLUDING A SOLVENT HAVING A VAPOR PRESSURE AT 100*C OF FROM 10-12 TO 10 MILLIMETERS, AND AN ARYL PHOSPHINE COMPLEX OF RHODIUM, AND BEING CHARACTERIZED BY A LIQUID LOADING OF THE SAID MULTIPHASE CATALYST IN THE RANGE OF FROM 0.10 TO 0.80 CM3 OF THE SAID LIQUID CATALYTIC COMPONENT PER CM3 PORE VOLUME OF THE SAID POROUS SOLID CARRIER.
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Process for the hydrofromylation of propylene which comprises contacting the said propylene in gaseous form in the presence of carbon and hydrogen at a temperature of from 25*C to 300*C, and a pressure in the range of from atmospheric to 3,000 psig, in the presence of a multiphase catalyst comprising a porous, solid carrier having dispersed thereon a liquid catalytic component including a solvent having a vapor pressure of from 10 12 to 10 millimeters at 100*C, and rhodium carbonyl bis triphenyl phosphine chloride, and being characterized by a liquid loading of the said multiphase catalyst in the range of from 0.10 to 0.80 cm3 of the said liquid catalytic component, per cm3 pore volume of the said porous solid carrier.
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Process for the hydrofromylation of propylene which comprises contacting the said propylene in gaseous form in the presence of carbon and hydrogen at a temperature of from 25*C to 300*C, and a pressure in the range of from atmospheric to 3,000 psig, in the presence of a multiphase catalyst comprising a porous, solid carrier having dispersed thereon a liquid catalytic component including a solvent having a vapor pressure of from 10 12 to 10 millimeters at 100*C, and rhodium carbonyl bis triphenyl phosphine chloride, and being characterized by a liquid loading of the said multiphase catalyst in the range of from 0.10 to 0.80 cm3 of the said liquid catalytic component, per cm3 pore volume of the said porous solid carrier.