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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1993

Filed:

Sep. 18, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:

Philippe Denis, Decines, FR;

Jean-Michel Grosselin, Francheville, FR;

Assignee:

Rhone-Poulenc Chimie, Courbevoie, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
562522 ;
Abstract

Adipic acid is selectively prepared, in good yields, by reacting at least one pentenic acid with water and carbon monoxide, the partial pressure of which, measured at 25.degree. C., being less than or equal to 20 bar, in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a rhodium-based catalyst and at least one iodine-containing promoter therefor, at a temperature ranging from 100.degree. to 240.degree. C. and at superatmospheric pressure, and in a liquid reaction medium which comprises a saturated aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acid having up to 20 carbon atoms.


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