1-Butanol → Butanal

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Reaction Conditions

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A glass autoclave was filled with 0.022 g of the catalyst HRuCl(CO)(PPh3)3, 0.031 g of triphenylphosphine, 0.005 g of decanoic acid, 3.18 g (24.8 mmol) of 1-butoxybut-2-ene, 1.83 g (24.8 mmol) of n-butanol and 2.2 g (122 mmol) of water and stirred for 16 hours under autogenous pressure at 155° C. The reaction mixture was analyzed by means of calibrated gas chromatography. At a conversion of 48%, n-butyraldehyde was obtained with a selectivity of 80%, 1-butoxybut-1-ene with a selectivity of 10% and 1,1-dibutoxybutane with a selectivity of 0.3%.

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