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EP 0973610 A1 20000126 - PROCESS AND CATALYST FOR CARBONYLATING OLEFINS

Title (en)

PROCESS AND CATALYST FOR CARBONYLATING OLEFINS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND KATALYSATOR ZUR CARBONYLIERUNG VON OLEFINEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET CATALYSEUR DE CARBONILATION D'OLEFINES

Publication

EP 0973610 A1 20000126 (EN)

Application

EP 98914616 A 19980407

Priority

  • US 9807018 W 19980407
  • US 82766797 A 19970410
  • US 4464998 A 19980319

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9845038A1] Disclosed is an improved catalyst system and process for preparing aliphatic carbonyl compounds such as aliphatic carboxylic acids, alkyl esters of aliphatic carboxylic acids and anhydrides of aliphatic carboxylic acids by carbonylating olefins in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (1) a first component selected from at least one Group 6 metal, i.e., chromium, molybdenum, and/or tungsten and (2) a second component selected from at least one of certain halides and tertiary and quaternary compounds of a Group 15 element, i.e., nitrogen, phosphorus and/or arsenic, and (3) as a third component, a polar, aprotic solvent. The process employing the improved catalyst system is carried out under carbonylating conditions of pressure and temperature discussed herein. The process constitutes an improvement over known processes since it can be carried out at moderate carbonylation conditions without the necessity of using an expensive noble metal catalyst, volatile, toxic materials such as nickel tetracarbonyl, formic acid or a formate ester. Further, the addition of a polar, aprotic solvent to the catalyst system significantly increases, or accelerates, the rate at which the carbonylation takes place.

IPC 1-7

B01J 27/132; B01J 27/188; B01J 23/24; C07C 51/14; C07C 27/22; C07C 67/38

IPC 8 full level

C07C 51/14 (2006.01); C07C 67/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B01J 27/132 (2013.01 - KR); C07C 51/14 (2013.01 - EP); C07C 67/38 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9845038A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9845038 A1 19981015; EP 0973610 A1 20000126; KR 20010006160 A 20010126

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9807018 W 19980407; EP 98914616 A 19980407; KR 19997009239 A 19991008