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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Arnoldy, Amsterdam, NL;
Robert Hardy Ellison, Chester, GB;
Herman Pieter Charles Eduard Kuipers, Amsterdam, NL;
Robert Moene, Amsterdam, NL;
Frederik Hendrik Van Der Steen, Amsterdam, NL;
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 4/550 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 4/550 ;
Abstract
A hydroformylation process is provided that involves reacting a compound having at least one olefinic carbon-to-carbon bond with hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of a cobalt catalyst and a sulfur-containing additive which suppresses the formation of cobalt carbide in the reaction mixture.