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Water gas shift reaction and in the hydroformylation and hydrohydroxyformylation reactions
Assignee: SRI International Inc
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Filing: 1978-12-06
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Granted: 1980-10-07
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Expires: 1998-12-06
Abstract
Abstract In the water gas shift reaction, H.sub.2 O+CO→H.sub.2 +CO.sub.2 and more particularly in hydroformylation of olefins, e.g. ethylene ##EQU1## and in hydrohydroxymethylation in which an alcohol, e.g. propanol, is produced, higher yields and/or fewer by-products and branched chain products and/or faster reactions are obtained using a combination of two or more Group VIII metal carbonyls one of which is ruthenium.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard M. Laine
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-28 21:25
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J31/00; B01J31/26; B01J31/02; B01J31/0201; B01J31/0211; B01J31/16; B01J31/20; C; C01; C01B; C01B3/00; C01B3/02; C01B3/06; C01B3/12; C01B3/16; C07; C07C; C07C209/00; C07C209/60; C07C29/00; C07C29/132; C07C29/136; C07C29/14; C07C29/16; C07C45/00; C07C45/49; B01J2231/00; B01J2231/30; B01J2231/32; B01J2231/321; B01J2531/00; B01J2531/02; B01J2531/0202; B01J2531/0211; B01J2531/80; B01J2531/82; B01J2531/821; B01J2531/84; B01J2531/842; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/50; Y02P20/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
In the production of hydrogen and carbon dioxide by the water gas shift reaction, and in the hydroformylation and hydrohydroxymethylation of olefins by reaction of the olefins with carbon monoxide and hydrogen or water and wherein a homogeneous catalyst in the form of a solution of a catalyst in a solvent is used, the improvement which comprises employing a mixed ruthenium carbonyl/iron carbonyl as a catalyst.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
66 words
In the production of hydrogen and carbon dioxide by the water gas shift reaction, and in the hydroformylation and hydrohydroxymethylation of olefins by reaction of the olefins with carbon monoxide and hydrogen or water and wherein a homogeneous catalyst in the form of a solution of a catalyst in a solvent is used, the improvement which comprises employing a mixed ruthenium carbonyl/iron carbonyl as a catalyst.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein a base is employed to render the solvent alkaline and the base is a K, Cs or Rb hydroxide, carbonate or bicarbonate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The improvement of claim 1 wherein the reaction is hydroformylation/hydrohydroxymethylation and the solvent is made alkaline by K, Cs or Rb hydroxide, carbonate or bicarbonate when water and carbon monoxide are reactants and by K, Cs or Rb hydroxide, carbonate, bicarbonate, alkoxide or phenolate when hydrogen and carbon monoxide are reactants and water is excluded.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
In the hydroformylation/hydrohydroxymethylation of olefins by reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and either hydrogen or water, the improvement which comprises using as the reaction medium/catalyst a solution of a ruthenium carbonyl and an iron carbonyl, said solution having as the solvent a polar liquid containing a potassium cesium or rubidium base to make the reaction medium alkaline, the solvent and potassium base being selected to be compatible with the reactants, the catalyst and the reaction products.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
78 words
In the hydroformylation/hydrohydroxymethylation of olefins by reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and either hydrogen or water, the improvement which comprises using as the reaction medium/catalyst a solution of a ruthenium carbonyl and an iron carbonyl, said solution having as the solvent a polar liquid containing a potassium cesium or rubidium base to make the reaction medium alkaline, the solvent and potassium base being selected to be compatible with the reactants, the catalyst and the reaction products.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The improvement of claim 4 wherein carbon monoxide and hydrogen are reacted with the olefin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The improvement of claim 4 wherein carbon monoxide and water are reacted with the olefin and the base is K, Cs or Rb hydroxide, carbonate or bicarbonate or a mixture thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
In the hydroformylation and/or the hydrohydroxymethylation of an olefin by reaction of the olefin with carbon monoxide and water or hydrogen in a solution of a catalyst, the improvement which comprises providing the catalyst in the form of a mixed ruthenium carbonyl/iron carbonyl.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
In the hydroformylation and/or the hydrohydroxymethylation of an olefin by reaction of the olefin with carbon monoxide and water or hydrogen in a solution of a catalyst, the improvement which comprises providing the catalyst in the form of a mixed ruthenium carbonyl/iron carbonyl.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The improvement of claim 7 wherein the ruthenium carbonyl is Ru 3 (CO) 12 and the iron carbonyl is Fe 3 (CO) 12 .
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