Abstract:
MANUFACTURE OF CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS OF 3-FORMYLBUTANOL-1 COMPRISING THE CONVERSION OF BIS(MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS) OF BUTENE-2-DIOL-1,4 WITH CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROGEN IN THE PRESENCE OF CARBONYL COMPLEXES OF RHODIUM AT TEMPERATURES OF MORE THAN 110*C. TO 150* C. AND PRESSURES OF FROM 150 TO 800 ATMOSPHERES. CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS OF 3-FORMYLBUTANOL-1 ARE INTERMEDIATES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF VITAMIN A ESTERS.
Abstract:
PRODUCTION OF CARBOXYLIC ESTERS OF 3-FORMYLBUTEN-(3)OL-(1) BY REACTING BISMONOCARBOXYLIC ESTERS OF BUTEN-(2)DIOL-(1,4 WITH CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDRGEN IN THE PRESENCE OF CARBONYL COMPLEXES OF RHODIUM AT TEMPERATURES OF 50* TO 110*C. AND PRESSURES OF 300 OT 1000 ATMOSPHERES. THE PRODUCTS ARE PERFUMES AND INTERMEDIATES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF VITAMIN A.