Critical Review of Chemistry of OXO Synthesis for Production of Alcohols from Olefins, Carbon Monoxide, and Hydrogen1 - 1948
Irving
Wender2
Milton Orchin2
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Preface | 2 | |
| Introduction | 3 | ||
| Acknowledgments | 3 | ||
| Development of oxo process | 4 | ||
| Raw materials | 4 | ||
| Olefins | 4 | ||
| Water gas | 5 | ||
| Catalysts | 5 | ||
| Chemistry of process | 7 | ||
| Basic oxo equation | 7 | ||
| Steric effects | 7 | ||
| Nature of products | 8 | ||
| Double-bond isomerization | 11 | ||
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Mechanism of oxo reaction | 12 | |
| Cyclopropanone ring intermediate | 12 | ||
| Carbonium-ion mechanism | 15 | ||
| Free radical mechanism | 18 | ||
| Oxo reaction with pure compounds | 19 | ||
| Gaseous olefins | 19 | ||
| Diolefins - conjugated systems | 20 | ||
| Miscellaneous pure olefins | 21 | ||
| Analysis of oxo products | 22 | ||
| Operating conditions | 23 | ||
| Effect of temperature | 23 | ||
| Effect of pressure | 24 | ||
| Process conditions | 24 | ||
| Uses of oxo products | 25 | ||
| Detergents | 25 | ||
| Plasticizers | 25 | ||
| Fatty acids | 26 | ||
| Other uses | 26 | ||
1 The Bureau of Mines will welcome reprinting of this paper provided the following footnote acknowledgment is used: "Reprinted from Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 4270."
2 Organic chemist, research and development Branch, Central Experiment Station, Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, Pa.