ONE-STEP PRODUCTION OF 1,3-PROPANEDIOL FROM ETHYLENE OXIDE AND SYNGAS WITH A CATALYST WITH A PHOSPHOLANOALKANE LIGAND

摘要

A catalyst composition comprising: (a) a cobalt component comprising one or more non-ligated cobalt compounds; and (b) a ruthenium component comprising in major part a ruthenium carbonyl compound ligated with a phospholanoalkane ligand; and a process for preparing 1,3-propanediol using such a catalyst composition.