Water → Tridecanoic acid

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Using the method described in Example 1, a solution of 165 g (=0.98 mole) of dodec-1-ene and 1.65 g (=0.28 mole equivalent) of cobalt in the form of dicobalt-octacarbonyl, and a mixture of 157 g of N-methylpyrrolidone and 23 g (=1.28 mole) of water, were hydrocarboxylated under a CO pressure of 300 bars at 190° C. Conventional working up gave a yield of 83% of tridecanoic acid, of which 60% consisted of the particularly valuable n-isomer. 13% of the olefin had not reacted and the remainder consisted of by-products, including 2% of dodecane.

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