摘要 |
This invention relates to a process for selectively carboxylating alpha ( alpha ) olefins present in a mixture of alpha -olefins and internal olefins by contacting said olefin mixture with carbon monoxide and hydroxyl-containing reactants, in the presence of an empirically derived class of three (3) component catalysts consisting of ligand stabilized, platinum(II) dihalide complexes in combination with Group IVB metal halides.
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