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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1982
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mohammad M Habib, Allison Park, PA (US);
Wayne R Pretzer, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Gulf Research & Development Company, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568487 ; 568454 ; 568882 ; 568909 ;
Abstract
A process for selectively producing aldehydes, particularly acetaldehyde, which comprises introducing into a reaction zone (1) methanol, (2) carbon monoxide, (3) hydrogen, (4) cobalt, (5) iodine and (6) a ligand containing atoms from Group VB of the Periodic Table separated by a sterically constrained carbon-carbon bond and then subjecting the contents of said reaction zone to an elevated temperature and an elevated pressure for a time sufficient to convert methanol to said aldehydes.