Process for the preparation of glycol aldehyde
AssigneeShell Oil Company
InventorEit Drent
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Abstract
A process for the preparation of glycol aldehyde, which comprises reacting formaldehyde with hydrogen and carbon monoxide, in the presence of a catalyst system derived from a rhodium-containing catalyst precursor and/or a cobalt-containing catalyst precursor together with a strong protonic acid.
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A process for the preparation of glycol aldehyde, which comprises reacting formaldehyde with hydrogen and carbon monoxide at a temperature in the range of from about 30.degree. C. to about 200.degree. C. and at a pressure in the range of from about 5 to about 200 bars, in the presence of a catalyst system derived from a rhodium-containing catalyst precursor and/or a cobalt-containing catalyst precursor together with a strong protonic acid.
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