US4263449A
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Process for producing alcohols
Assignee: Tosoh Corp
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Filing: 1980-03-24
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Granted: 1981-04-21
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Expires: 2000-03-24
Abstract
Abstract An alcohol is produced from a compound having an alkenyl group by a hydroformylation of said compound having an alkenyl group in a substantially water immiscible solvent in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst which is soluble in said solvent and a hydrogenation of the reaction mixture in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst. Water is added at a ratio of 0.5 to 30 times by weight base on an aldehyde produced by said hydroformylation before said hydrogenation, and an organic phase containing the hydroformylation catalyst component is separated from a water phase containing the alcohol produced by said hydrogenation and said organic phase is recycled into said hydroformylation. The compound having an alkenyl group is an aliphatic olefin, a hydroxyolefin, and olefin ether or an olefin ester and the corresponding saturated alcohol having one more carbon atom is produced.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihiro Saito
- 👤 Yukihiro Tsutsumi
- 👤 Shoji Arai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 02:06
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C45/00; C07C45/49; C07C45/50; C07C29/00; C07C29/132; C07C29/136; C07C29/14; C07C29/141; C07C29/16; C07C41/00; C07C41/01; C07C41/18; C07C41/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
In a process for producing an alcohol from a compound having an alkenyl group by a hydroformylation of said compound having an alkenyl group in a substantially water immiscible solvent in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst which is soluble in said solvent and a hydrogenation of the reaction mixture in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst, an improvement characterized in that water is added at a ratio of 0.5 to 30 times by weight based on an aldehyde produced by said hydroformylation before said hydrogenation, and an organic phase containing the hydroformylation catalyst component is separated from a water phase containing the alcohol produced by said hydrogenation and said organic phase is recycled into said hydroformylation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
In a process for producing an alcohol from a compound having an alkenyl group by a hydroformylation of said compound having an alkenyl group in a substantially water immiscible solvent in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst which is soluble in said solvent and a hydrogenation of the reaction mixture in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst, an improvement characterized in that water is added at a ratio of 0.5 to 30 times by weight based on an aldehyde produced by said hydroformylation before said hydrogenation, and an organic phase containing the hydroformylation catalyst component is separated from a water phase containing the alcohol produced by said hydrogenation and said organic phase is recycled into said hydroformylation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process for producing an alcohol according to claim 1 wherein said hydroformylation catalyst is a rhodium complex.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process for producing an alcohol according to claim 1 or 2 wherein excess of an organic tertiary phosphine is added to said hydroformylation catalyst.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process for producing an alcohol according to claim 1 wherein said hydrogenation catalyst is nickel, cobalt, palladium, platinum, ruthenium type catalyst.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A process for producing an alcohol according to claim 1 wherein said compound having an alkenyl group is an aliphatic olefin, a hydroxyolefin, an olefin ether or an olefin ester and the corresponding saturated alcohol having one more carbon atom is produced.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process for producing an alcohol according to claim 1 wherein said hydroformylation is carried out by using CO and H 2 at a molar ratio of 1:10 to 10:1 with or without an inert gas under a pressure of 0 to 50 kg/cm 2 (gauge).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A process for producing an alcohol according to claim 1 wherein said hydrogenation is carried out by adding water to the reaction mixture obtained by said hydroformylation and feeding hydrogen under a hydrogen pressure of 5 to 100 kg/cm 2 (gauge) in the presence of the hydrogenation catalyst.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process for producing an alcohol according to claim 1 wherein said organic phase is separated in an inert gas atmosphere so as to impart catalytic activity of the formylation catalyst and the hydrogenation catalyst.
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