256. ------. BROOKS, R. E., AND SCHREYER, R. C. (E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.). Process of Preparing Alcohols From Olefins. United States Patent 2,644,844, July 7, 1953; appl. filed Jan. 25, 1950; Serial No. 140,556; 1 claim (Cl. 260-638).

Patent Abstracts

256. ------. BROOKS, R. E., AND SCHREYER, R. C. (E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.). Process of Preparing Alcohols From Olefins. United States Patent 2,644,844, July 7, 1953; appl. filed Jan. 25, 1950; Serial No. 140,556; 1 claim (Cl. 260-638).

Claim 1. A process for the synthesis of a branched chain primary heptadecyl alcohol that comprises reacting CO and H₂ simultaneously with tetraisobutylene and methyl acetate at a temperature of 255º-275º C. in the presence of a catalytic quantity of Co acetate dissolved in the reaction mixture, under a pressure within the range of from 325-1,500 atm., the mol ratio of CO:H₂ being initially in the range of about 1:3 to 3:1, whereby a mixture containing MeOH and an acetic acid ester of branched chain primary heptadecyl alcohol is obtained, and thereafter recovering the said heptadecanol by methanolysis of the said ester.