Process for the preparation of 3,3-dimethylbutanal

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of 3,3-dimethylbutanol comprising heating a hydrolysis feed mixture comprising a 3,3-dimethylbutyl ester and a mineral acid in the presence of water, thereby hydrolyzing the ester and producing a hydrolysis reaction mixture comprising 3,3-dimethylbutanol; and distilling 3,3-dimethylbutanol formed in the hydrolysis from the hydrolysis reaction mixture.