Process for preparing higher oxo alcohols from olefin mixtures

摘要

The invention relates to a process for preparing higher oxo alcohols from mixtures of isomeric olefins having from 5 to 24 carbon atoms by hydroformylation in the presence of a catalyst at elevated temperature and at elevated pressure, in which the hydroformylation is carried out in one stage, the olefin conversion rate for one pass is restricted to from 40 to 90% to produce a reaction mixture, and the reaction mixture is selectively hydrogenated.