National Distillers and Chemical Corporation

Orville D Frampton

William D Baugh

William R Birchall

Alkanoic acids containing largely the alpha-methyl isomers thereof, and/or the corresponding esters, are prepared by reacting an alpha-olefin, carbon monoxide and water and/or a monoalkanol in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a catalyst composition comprising (i) a zero-valent Group VIII metal or metal alloy in which the Group VIII metal is the major component by weight thereof, (ii) an aryl ligand selected from the group consisting of arylarsine, arylstibine and arylbismuthine and (iii) a Lewis acid and/or hydrochloric acid.

Process for preparing alpha-methyl monobasic acid and esters thereof

Olefins such as ethylene and propylene are hydrated in the liquid phase at elevated temperature and superatmospheric pressure to the corresponding alkanols in an aqueous reaction medium containing a catalytically effective amount of at least one substantially water-insoluble olefin hydration catalyst in the form of solid particles substantially uniformly distributed therein.

Process for the hydration of olefins employing slurried catalyst

An improved olefin hydration catalyst is disclosed and comprises phosphoric acid supported on a particular type of porous silica xerogel which has been treated with steam under particular temperature conditions.

Olefin hydration catalyst

An improved olefin hydration process is disclosed and uses as the catalyst, phosphoric acid supported on a particular type of porous silica xerogel which has been treated with steam under particular temperature conditions.

Olefin hydration process

An improved silica xerogel comprises a particular type of porous silica xerogel which has been treated with steam under particular temperature conditions.

Silica xerogel

An improved fixed bed catalyst is disclosed and comprises the active catalyst material supported on a particular type of porous silica xerogel which has been treated with steam under particular temperature conditions.

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Wyoming, OH, United States of America

Orville D Frampton