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Title:
TRANSFER-HYDROGENATION PROCESS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/148092
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A transfer-hydrogenation process for preparing a carbonyl compound and an alcohol compound comprises the steps of (a) contacting a first carbonyl compound with a first alcohol compound in the presence of a transfer-hydrogenation catalyst in a first reaction zone at conditions effective to form a second carbonyl compound from the first alcohol compound and a second alcohol compound from the first carbonyl compound, and (b) removing the second carbonyl compound from the first reaction zone during step (a). The first carbonyl compound is a saturated aldehyde or ketone, or an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde or ketone. The first alcohol compound is a primary or secondary alcohol. The second alcohol compound is α,β-saturated. The transfer-hydrogenation catalyst includes a Group 8 to 1 1 metal. This process is useful for preparing and higher value alcohols, such as butanol or 2-ethylhexanol, from the corresponding carbonyl compounds by engaging lower alcohol (C2-C4) feedstocks instead of hydrogen (H2).

Inventors:
JANKA MESFIN (US)
HEMBRE ROBERT (US)
BARNICKI SCOTT (US)
HUSS ROBERT (US)
SHAN XIAOPENG (US)
TESTERMAN STEPHANIE (US)
UPSHAW TIMOTHY (US)
FULLER DEWEY (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2018/016385
Publication Date:
July 18, 2019
Filing Date:
February 01, 2018
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Assignee:
EASTMAN CHEM CO (US)
International Classes:
C07C29/14; C07C29/143; C07C45/29; C07C45/45; C07C45/74
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SMITH, Matthew, W. (US)
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