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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 1984
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
John F Knifton, Austin, TX (US);
Jiang-Jen Lin, Round Rock, TX (US);
Robert A Grigsby, Jr, Georgetown, TX (US);
Walter H Brader, Jr, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texaco Inc., White Plains, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568909 ; 568451 ; 568454 ;
Abstract
This invention concerns a process of preparing alcohols and aldehydes which comprises the steps of contacting a mixture of terminal and/or internal olefins and synthesis gas with a catalyst system comprising a ruthenium-containing compound dispersed in a low melting quaternary phosphonium or ammonium base or salt and heating said resultant reaction mixture under a pressure of 100 psi or greater at a temperature of at least 50.degree. C. for a sufficient time to produce said alcohols and aldehydes.