Process for preparation of 2-phenylethyl alcohols from aromatic aldehydes
AssigneeThe Dow Chemical Company
InventorsSusan B. Butts, George E. Hartwell
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Abstract
The invention is a process for the preparation of a 2-phenylethyl alcohol which comprises contacting an aromatic aldehyde with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in a solvent comprising an oxygenated polar hydrocarbon and water, in the presence of a catalytic amount of a catalyst comprising a cobalt compound, a ruthenium salt and an iodine salt, at elevated temperatures and a pressure of between 600 and 45,000 psi.
Claims7
A process for the preparation of a 2-phenylethyl alcohol which comprises contacting a aromatic aldehyde with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in a solvent comprising an oxygenated polar hydrocarbon and water, in the presence of a catalytic amount of a catalyst comprising a cobalt compound, a ruthenium salt and an iodine salt, at elevated temperatures and a pressure of between about 600 and 45,000 psi, wherein the aromatic aldehyde is represented by the formula ##STR3## and the 2-phenylethyl alcohol is represented by the formula ##STR4## wherein X is a hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy or nitro group.
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