HYDROFORMYLATION PROCESS IMPROVED BY CHOICE OF REACTION SOLVENT AND CONTROL OF PRODUCT STRIPPING PARAMETERS

摘要

AbstractIn hydroformylating an olefinic compound to produce an aldehydederivative thereof employing as catalyst a complex of a Group VIII metaland an organic ligand dissolved in an inert liquid reaction solvent with thealdehyde product being continuously stripped out of the solvent, strippingis facilitated while by-product formation is kept at a minimum by usinga solvent of specially-chosen high molecular weight while also controllingthe degree of stripping as desired to maintain in the reaction medium acontrolled molar concentration of the aldehyde hydroformylation product.