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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:
Dec. 25, 1979
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jose L Vidal, Charleston, WV (US);
Wellington E Walker, Sissonville, WV (US);
Assignee:
Union Carbide Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2604 / ; 2604 / ; 2604495 ; 423306 ;
Abstract
A novel catalyst and process for the manufacture of polyhydric alcohol(s) from synthesis gas. This novel catalyst is a rhodium carbonyl phosphido cluster compound. In particular, the anion cluster of the rhodium carbonyl phosphido compound is of the following empirical formula: