摘要 |
A process for preparing butenyl ethers of the formula Iby reacting butadiene or butadiene-containing hydrocarbon streams with alcohols of the formula IIat elevated temperature and superatmospheric pressure in the presence of transition metal complexes containing ligands of compounds of elements of group V of the Periodic Table of the Elements to form an isomer mixture of butenyl ethers of the formula I and butenyl ethers of the formula IIIand, optionally, isomerizing the butenyl ethers of the formula III to butenyl ethers of the formula I, where R is as defined in the specification and the catalyst used is a complex of a transition metal of group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements with ligands of the formula IVwhere M is an iron, cobalt, nickel, or ruthenium atom, X is a bridge and where n, y and R1-R6 are as defined in the specification. |