PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF A TERMINAL CARBON- CARBON DOUBLE BOND OF AN OLEFINIC HYDROCARBON TO CARBONYL GROUPS

摘要

A PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF A TERMINAL CARBON-CARBON DOUBLE BOND OF AN OLEFINIC HYDROCARBON TO CARBONYL GROUPS Terminal carbon-carbon double bonds of olefinic hydrocarbons are converted to carbonyl groups by reacting the olefin with oxygen in the presence of (a) a catalyst comprising (i) one or more of the metals palladium, rhodium, ruthenium or iridium, and (ii) copper, (b) a diluent comprising two liquid phases, and (c) a surfactant, provided that when the metal is palladium no alkali or alkaline earth metal is present and the surfactant is dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride or bromide.