Preparation of C10-C30-alkenes by partial hydrogenation of alkynes over fixed-bed supported palladium catalysts

摘要

Alkenes are prepared by partial hydrogenation of alkynes in the liquid phase at from 20 to 250° C. and hydrogen partial pressures of from 0.3 to 200 bar over fixed-bed supported palladium catalysts which are obtainable by heating the support material in the air, cooling, applying a palladium compound and, if required, additionally other metal ions for doping purposes, molding and processing to give monolithic catalyst elements, by a process in which ;A) alkynes of 10 to 30 carbon atoms are used as starting compounds, ;B) the palladium compound and, if required, the other metal ions are applied to the support material by impregnation of the heated and cooled support material with a solution containing palladium salts and, if required, other metal ions and subsequent drying, and ;C) from 10 to 2000 ppm of carbon monoxide (CO) are added to the hydrogenation gas or a corresponding amount of CO is allowed to form in the liquid phase by slight decomposition of a compound which is added to the reaction mixture and eliminates CO under the reaction conditions. ;The process is particularly advantageous if the partial hydrogenation is carried out in a tube reactor by the trickle-bed or liquid phase procedure with product recycling at cross-sectional loadings of from 20 to 500 m^{3 /m2 *h. The process is particularly suitable for the preparation of 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-1-hexadecen-3-ol (isophytol), 3,7,11-trimethyl-1-dodecen-3-ol (tetrahydronerolidol), 3,7,11-trimethyl-1,4-dodecadien-3-ol, 3,7,11-trimethyl-1,6-dodecadien-3-ol (dihydronerolidol), 3,7-dimethyloct-1,6-dien-3-ol or 3,7-dimethyloct-1-en-3-ol from the corresponding alkynes.}