Synthesis of hydrocarbon soluble vanadium catalyst

摘要

A process is disclosed for the preparation of vanadium trineodecanoate to be used as one component of a promoter used in conjunction with a catalyst to cure a polyester resin. Vanadium pentoxide is reacted or reduced in an acidic solution. The resultant mixture is heated and thereupon neodecanoic acid triethyl phosphate, paraformaldehyde and xylene are added. This solution is azeotropically distilled. Vanadium trineodecanoate is recovered in a xylene phase.