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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
David C Alexander, Austin, TX (US);
John F Knifton, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texaco Inc., White Plains, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568454 ; 568909 ;
Abstract
This invention concerns a process of preparing predominantly linear aldehydes which comprises the steps of contacting a mixture of terminal olefins and synthesis gas with a catalyst system comprising an insoluble polymeric phosphonium salt, and a ruthenium-containing compound, optionally with a cobalt carbonyl and heating said resultant reaction mixture under a pressure of 200 psi or greater at a temperature of at least 100.degree. C. for a sufficient time to produce said aldehydes. Some of the product aldehydes will be reduced to alcohols.