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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Daniel F. White, West Chester, PA (US);
Wilfred P. Shum, West Chester, PA (US);
David John Cole-hamilton, Fife, GB;
Inventors:
Daniel F. White, West Chester, PA (US);
Wilfred P. Shum, West Chester, PA (US);
David John Cole-Hamilton, Fife, GB;
Assignee:
Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 45/50 (2006.01); C07C 31/18 (2006.01); B01J 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for the production of 4-hydroxybutyraldehyde is described. The process comprises reacting allyl alcohol with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a solvent and a catalyst system comprising a rhodium complex and a substituted or unsubstituted 4,5-bis(di-n-alkylphosphino)xanthene. The process gives high yield of 4-hydroxybutyraldehyde compared to 3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionaldehyde.