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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2001
Ashutosh A Kelkar, Maharashtra, IN;
Sunil S Tonde, Maharashtra, IN;
Raghunath V Chaudhari, Maharashtra, IN;
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, IN;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a carboxylic acid by carbonylating the corresponding alcohol in carbon monoxide atmosphere and in the presence of water, a solvent, a palladium catalyst and a promoter system consisting of an organic or inorganic halide and an organic sulphonic acid, at a temperature in the range of 50-250° C., at a pressure in the range of 50-2000 psig for 1 to 10 hours, the concentration of the catalyst being one mole of catalyst per every 50-50000 moles of the alcohol, the amount of the organic or inorganic halide being in the range of 5-500 moles per mole of the catalyst, and the amount of the organic sulphonic acid being in the range of 5-500 moles per mole of the catalyst, collecting the resulting product.