Abstract: An extremely mild, oxidative process for converting alkoxyalkanols to the corresponding acids is disclosed which comprises reacting the alcohol with an alkali metal hydroxide and tert-butyl hydroperoxide in the presence of a catalytic amount of palladium.

Abstract: A process for preparing 1,7-octadiene by hydrodimerizing butadiene which comprises reacting the butadiene in the presence of formic acid or a salt thereof, optionally a solvent and a catalyst comprising palladium complexed with a tertiary phosphinite or phosphonite. More active catalysts are obtained with phosphinites and phosphonites than with phosphines or phosphites.

Abstract: Tertiary amines are produced by reacting aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic alcohols, aldehydes or ketones with ammonia, primary or secondary amines in the presence of a catalyst having improved selectivity and stability and which comprises a mixture of copper, tin and an alkali metal supported on a suitable carrier.

Abstract: A process for preparing 1,7-octadiene by hydrodimerizing butadiene which comprises reacting the butadiene in the presence of formic acid, or a salt thereof, optionally a solvent and a catalyst comprising palladium complexed with a sterically hindered phosphine, phosphinite or phosphonite and a different ligand selected from phosphine, phosphinite, phosphonite or phosphite. Enhanced catalytic activity is obtained.

Abstract: Amines are produced by reacting alcohols, aldehydes or ketones with ammonia, primary or secondary amines in the presence of a catalyst having improved selectivity and stability and which comprises a mixture of copper and rhenium.

Abstract: Amines are produced by reacting alcohols, aldehydes or ketones with ammonia, primary or secondary amines in the presence of a catalyst having improved selectivity and stability and which comprises a mixture of copper and molybdenum and/or tungsten supported on alumina.

Abstract: Internal olefins are hydroformylated to linear aldehydes in substantial amounts by contacting the internal olefins with hydrogen, carbon monoxide and a catalyst comprising a ligand stabilized ionic platinum compound of the general formula PtCl(CO)(Ligand).sub. 2.sup.+ An.sup.- complexed with a modifying metal halide selected from tin, zinc, or germanium halides.

Abstract: 1,5-Dimethyl-1,5-cyclooctadiene and 1,4-dimethyl-4-vinyl-1-cyclohexene are prepared by contacting isoprene with a catalyst obtained by mixing a nickel compound, a reducing agent capable of reducing the nickel to zerovalent nickel, and a trihydrocarbyl phosphite, arsenite or antimonite wherein at least one of the three hydrocarbyl groups is a substituted hydrocarbyl group CF.sub.3 --(CF.sub.2).sub.n C(H)(R)--, in which n.ltoreq.O and R is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group. Only very small amounts of the undesired 1,6-dimethyl-1,5-cyclooctadiene are formed.

Abstract: Butadiene is hydrodimerized to 1,7-octadiene in high yield by contacting the butadiene with a formate of an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonia, a palladium catalyst, tertiary phosphine, a solvent selected from dialkyl sulfoxides, N,N-dialkylalkanamides, substituted and unsubstituted pyridines and sulfolanes and at least one mole of water per mole of formate salt.

Abstract: A composition comprising an ion exchange resin, a metal selected from the transition group of elements bound to said resin and an organic linking compound which has at least one moiety which is ionically bonded to said resin and which further has at least one moiety which is coordinately bonded to said metal.

Abstract: A composition comprising an ion exchange resin and an organic linking compound having at least one resin-compatible moiety ionically bound to said resin and further having at least one metal complexible moiety selected from the group consisting of trivalent nitrogen, trivalent phosphorus, trivalent arsenic, trivalent bismuth and trivalent antimony complexed to a metal selected from Group IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIII and IB metals, said composition being useful in heterogeneous catalysis.

Abstract: Vinyl acetylene is coupled with butadiene to selectively produce 1-octen-7-yne by reacting the vinyl acetylene with butadiene in the presence of formic acid or a salt thereof, optionally a solvent and a catalyst comprising palladium complexed with tertiary organophosphorus ligand.

Abstract: 1,5-Dimethyl-1,5-cyclooctadiene and 1,4-dimethyl-4-vinyl-1-cyclohexene are prepared by contacting isoprene with a catalyst obtained by mixing a nickel compound, a reducing agent capable of reducing the nickel to zerovalent nickel, and a trihydrocarbyl phosphite, arsenite or antimonite wherein at least one of the three hydrocarbyl groups is a substituted hydrocarbyl group CF.sub.3 --(CF.sub.2).sub.n C(H)(R)--, in which n.gtoreq.0 and R is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group. Only very small amounts of the undesired 1,6-dimethyl-1,5-cyclooctadiene are formed.

Abstract: Method for the production of branched chain esters comprising contacting methanol and/or dimethyl ether and carbon monoxide with zinc iodide at a temperature of from about 180.degree. C. to 450.degree. C. Improved selectivity to methyl pivalate is obtained by incorporating ethylene, propylene and/or isobutylene into the reaction mixture.

Abstract: An improved process for the low temperature preparation of ethylene glycol by the catalytic hydration of ethylene oxide using a fluorinated alkyl sulfonic acid ion exchange resin is described.

Abstract: An improvement in the process for producing alcohols by the direct hydration of olefins in the presence of a catalyst, where the reactor effluent is scrubbed with water in a scrubbing zone and where the olefin feed is introduced in the lower portion of the scrubbing zone to strip out the organic impurities found in the aqueous alcohol product stream.