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US 4,544,767 AGranted
Diacyloxyolefins are hydrogenated in presence of alkali and alkaline earth metal salts of carboxylic acids
AssigneePhillips Petroleum Company
InventorKiplin D. Cowan
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Abstract
Hydrogenation of an acyloxyolefin is effected in the presence of at least one of an alkali and an alkaline earth metal salt of a carboxylic acid. In one embodiment, 1,4-diacetoxy-2-butene is converted to 1,4-diacetoxybutane employing potassium acetate.
Claims7
The hydrogenation of an acyloxyolefin in the presence of about 1-50 wt.% based on the amount of olefin present, of at least one of an alkali and an alkaline earth metal salt of a carboxylic acid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.