Process for the preparation of carbonylation products
AssigneeBP Chemicals Limited
InventorsHarry Kaiser, David John Law, Stephan Andreas Schunk, John Glenn Sunley
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Abstract
Process for preparing an aliphatic carboxylic acid having (n+1) carbon atoms, where n is an integer up to 6, and/or the ester derivative thereof by contacting an aliphatic alcohol having n carbon atoms and/or a reactive derivative thereof selected from dialkyl ether, ester of the alcohol and an alkyl halide with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst consists of mordenite which has been ion- exchanged or otherwise loaded with silver.
Claims20
A process for preparing an aliphatic carboxylic acid having (n+1) carbon atoms, where n is an integer up to 6, and/or the ester derivative thereof which comprises contacting an aliphatic alcohol having n carbon atoms and/or a reactive derivative thereof selected from dialkyl ether, ester of the alcohol and an alkyl halide with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst, wherein said catalyst consists of mordenite which has been ion-exchanged or otherwise loaded with silver.
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