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Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2009
Applicants:

Daniel F. White, West Chester, PA (US);

Ine Boogaerts, Dundee, GB;

David John Cole-hamilton, Fife, GB;

Inventors:

Daniel F. White, West Chester, PA (US);

Ine Boogaerts, Dundee, GB;

David John Cole-Hamilton, Fife, GB;

Assignee:

Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P., Greenville, DE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 45/50 (2006.01); B01J 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A catalyst, useful for the hydroformylation of allyl alcohol, is described. The catalyst comprises a rhodium complex and a 6-bis(3,5-dialkylphenyl)phosphino-N-pivaloyl-2-aminopyridine or a 3-bis(3,5-dialkylphenyl)phosphino-2H-isoquinolin-1-one. The invention also includes a process for the production of 4-hydroxybutyraldehyde comprising reacting allyl alcohol with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a solvent and the catalyst. The process gives a high ratio of the linear product 4-hydroxybutyraldehyde to the branched co-product 3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionaldehyde.


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