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.