The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1979
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1977
Donald E Morris, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
The present process is suitable for preparing carboxylic acids wherein greater than 50 mole percent of the carboxylate groups are at the terminal position which comprises bringing together in a reaction zone an olefin or mixture of olefins wherein greater than 50 mole percent of the olefin has unsaturation at other than the terminal position, water and carbon monoxide in the presence of a cobalt catalyst and a pyridine-type promoter, preferably pyridine, in a mole ratio of promoter to catalyst between about 5:1 and 15:1, at pressures from about 70 kilograms per square centimeter to about 300 kilograms per square centimeter, at temperatures between about 180.degree. C. and about 220.degree. C.