A PROCESS FOR MAKING N-BUTYL ESTERS FROM BUTADIENE

摘要

This invention relates to a process for making a butyl ester from butadiene, said process comprising: (a) reacting butadiene with a saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acid to form a mixture of n-butenyl and secondary butenyl esters, (b) separating the n-butenyl ester from the secondary butenyl ester, and (c) hydrogenating the n-butenyl ester separated in step (b) in the presence of a catalyst to the corresponding n-butyl ester.