HYDROXYLATION OF OLEFINS

摘要

A process directed to the hydroxylation of olefins by reacting said olefins with an oxygen containing gas and water in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising (i) a catalytically active metal oxide such as OsO4, (ii) as a co-catalyst I a transition metal salt such as CuBr2, and (iii) optionally a co-catalyst II salt such as tetra ethyl ammonium bromide is disclosed.