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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J Devon, Longview, TX (US);
Gerald W Phillips, Longview, TX (US);
Thomas A Puckette, Longview, TX (US);
Jerome L Stavinoha, Longview, TX (US);
Jeffrey J Vanderbilt, Longview, TX (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568454 ; 556 16 ; 556136 ; 568451 ;
Abstract
The hydroformylation of olefins with rhodium complex catalysts is described. The catalysts employed comprise a rhodium complex with at least one bidentate ligand having a specified structure, ##STR1## Hydroformylation reactions at relatively low temperatures and pressure and yet with high rates of reaction and high selectivity to aldehyde product are obtained by the practice of the present invention.