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Petrus Henricus Maria Budzelaar

Willem Wabe Jager

Johannes A Van Broekhoven

Swan T Sie

Petrus H Budzelaar

Richard L Wife

Roelof Van Ginkel

Renata Helena Van Der Made

Johannes A Van Doorn

Petrus W Van Leeuwen

Paul Gerard Pringle

Eric Kragtwijk

Dennis H Pello

Robert Ian Pugh

Anthonius J Breed

Johannes J Keijsper

Michael Rolf Eberhard

Pui Kwan Wong

Marinus Johannes Reynhout

Antonius A Broekhuis

Peter Arnoldy

Kenzie Nozaki

Aart Bartus Van Oort

Nicolaas Meijboom

Robert Moene

Johan Stapersma

Johan Van Gogh

Ebel Klei

Hero Jan Heeres

Jacoba Catherina Lucia Johanna Suykerbuyk

Cornelis Mark Bolinger

Silvia Di Benedetto

Jacoba Catherina Suykerbuyk

Giambattista Consiglio

Simona Bronco

Karina Quetzaly Almeida Leñero

Pen-Chung Wang

Johannes J Snel

Leonardus Petrus

Otto E Sielcken

Rudolf Jacobus Wijngaarden

Frederik Hendrik Van Der Steen

Imre Toth

Bart Johan Ruisch

Andras G Kortbeek

Wiebren Age Miedema

Wilhelmus Petrus Mul

Arend Kuindert Van Helden

Pieter A Gautier

Henricus P Tomassen

Melis Hasselaar

Cornelis Hyacinthus Maria Van Der Hulst

Josephus H Van Deursen

Frits Van Der Veer

Ringnerus P Van Der Werf

Maria Manuel De Castro Loureiro Barreto Rosa

Arjan Van Dijk

Simon A Van Langen

Leonard E Gerards

Eugene Gerard McKenna

Antonius J Breed

René Ernst

Mirjam Catharina De Kock

Harold Moncrieff Gillespie

Paul David Savage

Jan J Keijsper

A process for converting an olefin having x carbon atoms into an olefin having x+1 carbon atoms wherein the process comprises the steps of:

Process for producing olefins

The invention provides a process of preparing glycolaldehyde by reacting formaldehyde with hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst composition which is based on, a) a source of rhodium, and b) a ligand of general formula RP&#x2014;R(I), wherein Ris a bivalent radical that together with the phosphorous atom to which it is attached is an optionally substituted 2-phospha-tricyclo[3.3.1.1{3,7}]-decyl group, wherein from 1 to 5 of the carbon atoms has been replaced by a heteroatom, and wherein Ris a monovalent radical which is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 40 carbon atoms; a catalyst composition of use in said process; and a process of preparing ethylene glycol from the glycolaldehyde thus prepared.

Process of preparing ethylene glycol

Process for the telomerization of a conjugated diene, wherein the conjugated diene is reacted with a compound containing an active hydrogen atom and having a formula R'&#x2014;H in the presence of a telomerization catalyst based on: (a) a source of group VIII metal, (b) a bidentate ligand wherein the bidentate ligand has the general formula IRRM-R-MRR&#x2003;&#x2003;(I)wherein Mand Mare independently P, As or Sb; R, R, Rand Rindependently represent a monovalent aliphatic group;or R, Rand Mtogether and/or R, Rand Mtogether independently represent an optionally substituted aliphatic cyclic group with at least 5 ring atoms, of which one is the Mor Matom, respectively;R represents a bivalent organic bridging group; and novel bidentate diphosphines which can be used in this process.

Process for the telomerization of a conjugated diene, catalyst and bidentate ligand useful therein

Process of preparing glycolaldehyde

Process for the hydroformylation of an optionally substituted ethylenically unsaturated compound by reaction thereof with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a specific catalyst system which includes a source of Group VIII metal cations; a diphosphine ligand having the general formula (I):X&#x2014;R&#x2014;X&#x2003;&#x2003;(I)wherein Xand Xeach independently represent an optionally substituted cyclic group with at least 5 ring atoms, of which one is a phosphorus atom, and R represents a bivalent optionally substituted bridging group which is connected to each phosphorus atom by a sphybridized carbon atom; an acid having a pK&#x3c;3; and a source of halide anions.

Process for the hydroformylation of an ethylenically unsaturated compound

A process for the hydrocarboxylation of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, by reacting it with carbon monoxide and a co-reactant selected from the group of water and carboxylic acids in the presence of a catalyst system including: (a) a source of palladium; (b) a bidentate diphosphine of formula (I), RR&#x3e;P&#x2014;R&#x2014;R&#x2014;R&#x2014;P&#x3c;RR(I) wherein P represents a phosphorus atom; R, R, Rand Rindependently represent the same or different optionally substituted organic groups containing a tertiary carbon atom through which the group is linked to the phosphorus atom; Rand Rindependently represent optionally substituted alkylene groups and R represents an optionally substituted aromatic group; (c) a source of anions derived from an acid having a pKa of less than 3, as measured at 18&#xb0; C. in an aqueous solution.

Process for the hydrocarboxylation of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids

A catalyst composition suitable for the trimerization of olefinic monomers, wherein the catalyst composition comprises: The present invention further relates to a process for the trimerization of olefinic monomers, particularly the trimerization of ethylene to 1-hexene, wherein the process comprises contacting at least one olefinic monomer with the catalyst composition described hereinabove.

Catalytic trimerization of olefinic monomers

A process for the carbonylation of unsaturated compounds by contacting the unsaturated compound with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst system comprising:

Process for the carbonylation of ethylenically or acetylenically unsaturated compounds

The invention pertains to a hydroformylation process for the conversion of an ethylenically unsaturated compound to an alcohol comprising a first step of reacting at an elevated temperature in a reactor the ethylenically unsaturated compound, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and a phosphine-containing cobalt hydroformylation catalyst, which are dissolved in a solvent, followed by a second step of separating a mixture comprising the alcohol and heavy ends from a solution comprising the catalyst and the solvent, followed by a third step of recycling the solution to the reactor.

Hydroformylation process for the conversion of an ethylenically unsaturated compound to an alcohol

A process for the carbonylation of an ethylenically unsaturated compound with carbon monoxide and a co-reactant. The carbonylation reaction is carried out in the presence of a novel catalyst involving: wherein Rrepresents a bivalent radical that together with the phosphorus atom to which it is attached is an optionally substituted 2-phospha-tricyclo[3.3.1.1{3,7}]- decyl group or a derivative thereof in which one or more of the carbon atoms are replaced by heteroatoms ('2-PA' group); wherein Rand Rindependently represent univalent radicals of up to 20 atoms or jointly form a bivalent radical of up to 20 atoms; and wherein Aand Aindependently represent optionally substituted alkylene groups and R represents an optionally substituted aromatic group; and,

Process for the carbonylation of an ethylenically unsaturated compound and catalyst therefore

Process for the carbonylation of optionally substituted ethylenically unsaturated compounds by reaction with carbon monoxide and a coreactant in the presence of a catalyst system. The catalyst system includes

Process for the carbonylation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds and bidentate diphosphine composition used in this process

Bidentate ligand of formula (I), RRM-R-MRRwherein Mand Meach indenpendently represent P, As or Sb; R, R, Rand Reach independently represent the same or a different optionally substituted organic group and at least one of R, R, Rand Rcontains a tertiary carbon atom through which the group is linked to Mor M; and R represents a bridging group based on a trimethylene group connecting Mand Mof which the middle carbon atom is double bonded to a non-metal element chosen from group 14, 15 or 16 of the periodic table of elements. Catalyst comprising this bidentate ligand and carbonylation process n which this catalyst is used.

Bidentate ligands for the carbonylation of unsaturated compounds

A process for producing primary alcohols from secondary alcohols and/or tertiary alcohols and/or ketones, wherein the process comprises reacting a compound selected from a secondary alcohol, a tertiary alcohol, a ketone, or mixtures thereof, with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst based on:

Process for the production of primary alcohols

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