process for the production of 1,5,9 - cyclododecatrien

摘要

Process for preparing 1,5,9-cyclododecatriene by contacting butadiene with a catalyst system resulting from the mixing of an aluminum composition of the structure Z(2.5-3.5)Al2Cl(3.5-2.5) wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals containing from 2 to 4 carbon atoms and the phenyl radical; a titanium compound of the formula TiA4 wherein A is selected from the class consisting of Cl, Br, I and OR wherein R is an organic radical of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and a promoter for the catalyst system wherein the promoter is selected from the group consisting of water, oxygen and oxygen-containing organic compounds, at a temperature in the range of 20 DEG to 120 DEG C. and at a pressure of 0.5 to 50 atmospheres and recovering cyclododecatriene-1,5,9 along with by-products 1,5-cyclooctadiene and 4-vinylcyclohexene, the improvement which comprises adding an iodide-containing composition or compound selected from the group consisting of Z(2.5-3.5)Al2I(3.5-2.5), Z2AlI, ZAlI2, and I2 wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals containing from 2 to 4 carbon atoms and the phenyl radical, the molar ratio of iodine or iodide-containing composition or compound to aluminum composition being in the range of 0.05:10 to 5:10.