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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey S Salek, Oakdale Borough, PA (US);
Joseph Pugach, Monroeville Borough, PA (US);
Carole L Elias, New Kensington, PA (US);
Leonard A Cullo, Greensburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Aristech Chemical Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568853 ; 568863 ; 568881 ;
Abstract
Trimethylolpropane of high purity is efficiently made by mixing the aldol reaction product of formaldehyde and n-butyraldehyde with at least about 20 wt % of a lower alcohol prior to hydrogenation. The alcohol addition also promotes hydrogenolysis of by-product esters at pressures below 3000 psig and allows recovery of high purity product by simple distillation.