Method for Continuously Producing Diols from Aldehydes by Means of Raney Cobalt Catalysis

The present invention relates to a process for continuous production of C4-C10 Diols from C3-C9 aldehydes comprising the process steps of: a) base-catalyzed addition of formaldehyde onto C3-C9 aldehydes to obtain the corresponding hydroxyaldehydes and b) subsequent hydrogenation of the hydroxyaldehy...

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Hauptverfasser: RAHE, Jan Henry, REIMER, Joachim, SCHALAPSKI, Kurt, ARNOLD, Jörg, MUSENBROCK, Marcel
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to a process for continuous production of C4-C10 Diols from C3-C9 aldehydes comprising the process steps of: a) base-catalyzed addition of formaldehyde onto C3-C9 aldehydes to obtain the corresponding hydroxyaldehydes and b) subsequent hydrogenation of the hydroxyaldehydes to afford the corresponding diols, wherein the hydrogenation of the hydroxyaldehydes is performed continuously in the liquid phase over a Raney™ cobalt catalyst in the presence of hydrogen without workup of the reaction mixture from the process step a).