Abstract: A method of manufacturing 2-propyn-1-ol by decomposing 2-butyn-1,4-diol in the presence of a copper acetylide catalyst. 2-propyn-1-ol is produced at high conversion, yield, and purity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 10, 1988
Date of Patent:
August 8, 1989
Assignee:
Gaff-Huels Chemie GmbH
Inventors:
Helmut Westernacher, Karl Aertken, Thomas Stieren